API Gateway Architect
Mohammed Ghouse U.United StatesSENIORPosted 1h ago
Apigee EdgeAmazon API GatewayAWSTerraformAWS CDKPythonTypeScript/Node.jsJavaREST/SOAP APIsOpenAPIJSONXMLOAuth 2.0OIDCJWTmTLSJenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CIAWS CodePipelineAWS WAFKubernetesEKSIstioGraphQL
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced API Gateway Architect to lead a major migration project from Apigee Edge to Amazon API Gateway for Bank of America. This role involves enterprise-scale API platform modernization and AWS cloud migration.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead enterprise-scale migration from Apigee Edge to Amazon API Gateway
• Define target-state AWS API platform architecture
• Design and implement automated migration frameworks and reusable IaC templates
• Assess Apigee proxies, policies, shared flows, API products, and configurations
• Lead wave-based migration, traffic shifting, cutover, and rollback strategies
• Implement API security, governance, monitoring, and performance optimization
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and production readiness
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, security teams, and business stakeholders
• Mentor engineers and lead architecture/design reviews
Requirements
• 10+ years of experience with Apigee Edge and Amazon API Gateway
• Hands-on experience migrating Apigee Edge to Amazon API Gateway
• Enterprise-scale API platform modernization and AWS cloud migration experience
• Strong experience with Terraform, AWS CDK, and Python
• CI/CD and OpenAPI-driven automation experience
• Experience with AWS services: IAM, VPC, Lambda, Route 53, CloudFront, ALB/NLB, Cognito, CloudWatch, KMS
• Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, mTLS
• Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline
• Understanding of multi-region architecture, High Availability, and Disaster Recovery
• API Performance Optimization and Monitoring experience