ITTConnect is seeking an
Apigee Developer
to work on a contract for one of our clients in the Atlanta/Sandy Springs area. This is a position with a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology and engineering services present in nearly 50 countries. The end client is in the Telecom area.

Job location
:
Atlanta - hybrid
zip code 30328 (3 days a week in office)
.

The ideal candidate is a traditional Apigee developer whose primary expertise is API proxy and policy implementation. This role focuses heavily on hands-on development, troubleshooting, optimization, and support of API integrations in enterprise environments.

Experience with any Apigee platform flavor, including
Apigee Edge, X and Hybrid
.

Exposure to
Google Cloud Platform
and Kubernetes environments is highly preferred, but the core requirement is strong real-world Apigee development experience.

Key Responsibilities

• 
  Design, develop, deploy, and maintain API proxies using Apigee
• 
  Implement and configure Apigee policies for:
  • 
    Security
  • 
    Traffic management
  • 
    Transformation
  • 
    Routing
  • 
    Error handling
  • 
    Authentication and authorization
• 
  Build and maintain reusable shared flows and flow hooks
• 
  Configure and troubleshoot OAuth 2.0, JWT, API key validation, and related security mechanisms
• 
  Optimize API proxy performance, scalability, and reliability
• 
  Support API lifecycle management across development, QA, and production environments
• 
  Troubleshoot API issues using Apigee Trace and logging/debugging tools
• 
  Collaborate with backend application teams and cloud/platform engineering teams
• 
  Participate in CI/CD automation and deployment processes
• 
  Ensure API implementations follow enterprise standards and best practices

Requirements

Technical skills
:

• 
  Strong hands-on experience with Apigee API development
• 
  Experience building and deploying API proxies in enterprise environments
• 
  Strong understanding of:
  • 
    ProxyEndpoint and TargetEndpoint configurations
  • 
    Policies and shared flows
  • 
    OAuth 2.0 and JWT
  • 
    API security best practices
  • 
    Traffic management and throttling
  • 
    RESTful APIs and JSON/XML payloads
• 
  Experience implementing policies such as:
  • 
    AssignMessage
  • 
    ExtractVariables
  • 
    JavaScript
  • 
    SpikeArrest
  • 
    Quota
  • 
    RaiseFault
  • 
    VerifyJWT
  • 
    OAuthV2
• 
  Experience troubleshooting and debugging APIs using Apigee Trace
• 
  Understanding of API deployment lifecycle and environment management
• 
  Familiarity with Git-based source control and CI/CD pipelines

Preferred Skills

• 
  Experience with:
  • 
    Apigee X
  • 
    Apigee Hybrid
  • 
    Apigee Edge
• 
  Exposure to
  Google Cloud Platform
  services
• 
  Kubernetes or container platform exposure
• 
  Experience with API monitoring and analytics
• 
  Knowledge of cloud-native API integration patterns
• 
  Familiarity with scripting or automation tools

Preferred Background

• 
  Experience working in large enterprise environments
• 
  Telecom industry experience is a plus
• 
  Strong communication and troubleshooting skills
• 
  Ability to work independently in a fast-paced delivery environment

Benefits