API (Apigee) Developer

With Equifax. Focus on Apigee, API Gateway, also with logging, and security, and payload encryption. Independent contractors only; 2-3 days per week onsite in Alpharetta; 6 month contract (potential for conversion) this team manages the Developer portal for Equifax and the API Gateway between customers and back end services API Gateway (Google/GCP) Design, build and secure APIs API Developer What you’ll do Implement API management solutions using Apigee to include API proxies, rate limiting, security, analytics, monetization and developer portals. Work across teams to integrate our systems with existing internal systems, Data Fabric, CSA Toolset. Apply modern software development practices (serverless computing, microservices architecture, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, etc.) Design and develop API specifications using OpenAPI Specifications/YAML Work on API gateway to create sharedflow, flowhooks, integrator Ensure code and design quality through the execution of test plans Develop coding standards, methodology and repeatable process Facilitate development and communication of solutions to technical and business stakeholders Identify technical dependencies and roadblocks proactively and work with cross-functional teams to remove them Experience building and delivering Proofs of Concept (PoCs) independently and effectively Participating in the peer code review process to keep code quality high. Collaborate with API engineers and back end engineers to improve the quality of our APIs and assist in establishing best practices / processes across our products. Actively participate in Sprint planning, Sprint Retrospectives, and other team activity What experience you need Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience 5+ years of software engineering experience 5+ years experience writing, debugging, and troubleshooting code in API development, TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML, CSS or Python 5+ years experience designing and developing API gateway for secure and scalable API adoption. 5+ years experience deploying and releasing software using Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, understand infrastructure-as-code concepts, Helm Charts, and Terraform constructs 3+ years experience with Cloud technology: GCP (preferred), AWS, or Azure 3+ years experience designing and developing cloud-native solutions What could set you apart Self-starter that identifies/responds to priority shifts with minimal supervision. UI development (e.g. HTML, JavaScript, Angular) Experience in developing microservices using Java, SpringBoot, CloudFunctions, GoLang, GCP SDKs, GKE/Kubernetes Source code control management systems (e.g. SVN/Git, Github) and build tools like Maven & Gradle. Agile environments (e.g. Scrum, XP) Experience working with Relational or No-SQL databases Atlassian tooling (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, and Github) Automated Testing: JUnit, Selenium, LoadRunner, SoapUI