Senior Azure APIM Engineer

Why you'll be excited to work at Techjays

We are on a bold mission to create the best software services offering in the world to work on startups in nascent industries and greenfield projects to large-scale enterprises. As a growth-stage company, we combine a depth of capabilities and resources of our leadership with the ambition, culture and agility of a startup.

Our multinational team of veterans of Google, Vivint SmartHome, NetApp and many other established and startup companies. We have engineering teams based out of Chennai and Coimbatore.

We are looking for a Senior Azure APIM Engineer to architect, implement, and optimize Azure API Management (APIM) in our existing systems. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing API Gateway solutions to enable rate limiting, throttling, and subscription management while ensuring high security and performance.

This role requires expertise in Azure Cloud, API Management, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and CI/CD automation to deploy APIM configurations across multiple environments. The candidate should also be able to set up monitoring, alerting, and reporting using Grafana or other observability tools

Primary Skills:

•  Azure API Management (APIM) – Design, configuration, and deployment
• Terraform – Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for APIM setup
• Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions / Jenkins – CI/CD for API deployments
• API Security – OAuth2, JWT, API Keys, mTLS, Azure AD authentication
• Azure Monitoring & Logging – Grafana, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, ELK Stack
• Rate Limiting & Throttling – Configuring policies in APIM
• Networking in Azure – Load balancing, traffic management for APIs
• API Lifecycle Management – Versioning, documentation, and governance
• Scripting (PowerShell, Bash) – Automation for APIM and Azure services
• Performance Optimization – Caching, request routing, and failover handling

Secondary Skills:

• Multi-Tenant API Management – Designing scalable API solutions
• RESTful API Design & GraphQL – Best practices for API development
• Azure Functions – Serverless API execution
• Security & Compliance
• Incident Response & Disaster Recovery – Ensuring API availability
• Azure Service Bus & Event Grid – API event-driven architectures

Key Responsibilities:

Azure APIM Architecture & Implementation

• Design and implement Azure API Management (APIM) Gateway to enforce rate limiting, throttling, and subscription policies.
• Define API security policies such as OAuth2, JWT validation, IP whitelisting, and custom authentication.
• Implement API routing, caching, and traffic management for optimized performance.

Infrastructure as Code & CI/CD

• Develop Terraform scripts for APIM provisioning, configurations, and maintenance.
• Set up CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins) to deploy APIM changes across multiple environments (Dev, Test, Staging, Production).
• Automate API documentation, versioning, and lifecycle management.

Observability & Monitoring:

• Configure: Grafana, Azure Monitor, or other APM tools for API usage analytics, error tracking, and performance monitoring.
• Set up real-time alerting and custom dashboards for key API metrics such as latency, request volumes, and failure rates.
• Establish logging strategies using Azure Log Analytics, Application Insights, or ELK stack.

Security & Compliance:

• Ensure APIM policies align with security best practices (e.g., encryption, token validation, compliance standards like ISO, GDPR).
• Implement API access control using Azure AD, RBAC, and API keys.
• Perform security assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in API gateway configurations.

Collaboration & Documentation:

• Work with development, DevOps, and security teams to integrate API management seamlessly into the application ecosystem.
• Document APIM configurations, policies, and automation workflows for maintainability and knowledge sharing.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.

What we offer:

• Best in class packages
• Paid holidays and flexible paid time away
• Work in an engaging, fast-paced environment with ample opportunities for professional development.
• Medical Insurance covering self & family up to 4 lakhs per person.
• Diverse and multicultural work environment
• Be part of an innovation-driven culture that provides the support and resources needed to succeed.