Job Description
To own the API gateway layer that connects internal services, government entities, and external consumers. The work covers policy development, security, lifecycle automation, and developer onboarding.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement APIs in Azure API Management, including APIs, products, subscriptions, versions, and revisions.
- Develop APIM policies (XML and C# policy expressions) for:
- Authentication and authorization
- Rate limiting, quotas, and caching
- Request and response transformation
- Routing, retries, and error handling
- Secure APIs with Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect, JWT validation, client certificates (mTLS), and managed identities.
- Integrate APIM with backend services such as Azure Functions, App Service, AKS, Logic Apps, Service Bus, and on-premises systems through VNet integration and self-hosted gateways.
- Define API contracts with OpenAPI/Swagger and enforce design standards: naming, versioning, error models, and pagination.
- Automate API deployment with APIOps practices, using Bicep, ARM, or Terraform with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions pipelines.
- Customize and maintain the APIM Developer Portal to support onboarding of internal and external consumers.
- Monitor API health, performance, and usage through Application Insights, Azure Monitor, and Log Analytics. Troubleshoot production issues.
- Place APIM in a secure network architecture alongside Application Gateway/WAF, Azure Front Door, private endpoints, and Key Vault.
- Work with architects, backend developers, security, and infrastructure teams to meet performance, availability, and compliance targets.
- Produce technical documentation, integration guides, and runbooks.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- 4+ years in software or integration development, with at least 2 years of hands-on Azure API Management experience.
- Strong command of APIM policies and policy expressions.
- Solid understanding of REST, HTTP, and API security standards (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, mTLS).
- Experience with at least one backend language, such as C#/.NET, Java, or Node.js.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, ARM, or Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Working knowledge of Azure networking: VNets, private endpoints, NSGs, and DNS.
- Experience with Microsoft Entra ID app registrations and API permissions.
- Microsoft certifications: AZ-204 (Azure Developer), AZ-305 (Solutions Architect), or AZ-500 (Security).
- Experience with APIM self-hosted gateways, multi-region deployments, or the Premium/v2 tiers.
- Familiarity with event-driven integration (Event Grid, Service Bus) and GraphQL or SOAP-to-REST patterns in APIM.
- Experience delivering integrations for government or regulated environments, including knowledge of Qatar's National Information Assurance (NIA) standards.
- Arabic language skills are a plus.
- Clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and ownership of production systems.
- Ability to work in agile, multi-team delivery environments.
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