Azure API Management (APIM) Developer

About the role

The organization is seeking an Azure API Management (APIM) Developer to design, build, secure, and operate API platforms for large‑scale government and enterprise systems. You will own the API gateway layer that connects internal services, government entities, and external consumers, handling policy development, security, lifecycle automation, and developer onboarding.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement, and version APIs in Azure API Management, including products, subscriptions, and revisions.
• Develop APIM policies (XML and C# expressions) for authentication, rate limiting, caching, transformation, routing, retries, and error handling.
• Secure APIs using Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect, JWT validation, client certificates (mTLS) and managed identities.
• Integrate APIM with Azure Functions, App Service, AKS, Logic Apps, Service Bus and on‑premises systems via VNet and self‑hosted gateways.
• Define API contracts with OpenAPI/Swagger and enforce standards for naming, versioning, error models and pagination.
• Automate deployment using Bicep, ARM or Terraform in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions pipelines.
• Customize and maintain the APIM Developer Portal for internal and external consumer onboarding.
• Monitor health, performance and usage through Application Insights, Azure Monitor and Log Analytics, and troubleshoot production issues.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
• 4+ years of software or integration development experience, with at least 2 years hands‑on Azure API Management.
• Strong command of APIM policies, XML and C# 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.

Required skills

• Azure API Management (APIM)
• APIM policy development (XML, C#)
• OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, mTLS
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) app registrations
• Infrastructure as Code: Bicep, ARM templates, Terraform
• CI/CD tools: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
• Azure networking: VNets, private endpoints, NSGs, DNS
• Backend integration: Azure Functions, App Service, AKS, Logic Apps, Service Bus