Sr APIM Engineer/Lead - Senior Software Engineer

Capgemini • Nashville, TN

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world. The Capgemini team offers extensive career opportunities and provides mentoring and coaching for teammates. This role is an experienced professional with a strong background in software development. The Senior APIM Engineer / Lead is responsible for designing, implementing, governing, and scaling enterprise API platforms. This role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, ensuring APIs are secure, performant, reusable, and aligned with business and integration strategies.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering or integration, with 3+ years focused on API management platforms.
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and HTTP concepts.
• Hands-on experience with API gateways such as Azure APIM, Apigee, Mulesoft, Kong, or AWS API Gateway.
• Experience with authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT).
• Proficiency with at least one programming or scripting language (e.g., Java, C#, JavaScript, Python).
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (DNS, TLS, load balancing).
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and release automation.
• Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform, ARM, Bicep, CloudFormation).

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Experience with event-driven and async APIs (Kafka, Event Grid, SNS/SQS).
• Knowledge of API product management concepts and API monetization (if applicable).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate enterprise API platforms (e.g., Azure APIM, Apigee, Mulesoft, Kong, AWS API Gateway).
• Develop and enforce API standards, patterns, and best practices (REST, GraphQL, async/event-driven APIs).
• Configure API gateways for routing, policies, throttling, caching, transformations, and versioning.
• Implement API lifecycle management from design through retirement.
• Partner with security teams to ensure compliance with enterprise security, regulatory, and data protection requirements.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for API deployments using tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitLab.
• Automate API provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation, etc.).
• Enable monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools like App Insights, Splunk, Datadog, New Relic, or cloud-native services.
• Support integration of APIs with internal applications, third-party partners, and SaaS platforms.
• Optimize API performance, resiliency, and scalability for high-volume workloads.
• Serve as technical lead for API initiatives and platform modernization efforts.

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade
• Company paid holidays
• Personal Days
• Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed