Azure APIM Specialist

Azure APIM Specialist

Manila,Philippines

Permanent

Skills

Azure APIM Specialist 

Job Role: Azure APIM Specialist

We are seeking a Vendor to provide resource/s with the following skills and expertise for the position of Azure APIM Specialist:

1.     Azure API Management (APIM):

·         In-depth knowledge of Azure API Management and its capabilities for API development, implementation, management, and on-boarding.

·         Proficiency in configuring and managing APIs, policies, products, and subscriptions within APIM.

·         Experience in designing and implementing API governance frameworks and best practices.

·         Ability to create and manage policies in APIM to enforce security, throttling, transformation, and caching.

·         Familiarity with policy fragments to modularize and reuse policy components for efficient policy management.

2.     API Design and Development:

·         Strong understanding of RESTful API design principles, including resource modelling, URI design, and HTTP verb usage.

·         Experience in designing and developing APIs using API description languages like OpenAPI (formerly Swagger).

·         Proficiency in defining API contracts, including request/response structures, headers, and authentication mechanisms.

·         Ability to create well-documented APIs with clear and concise documentation for API consumers.

3.     Azure Platform Knowledge:

·         Broad understanding of Azure cloud services and how APIM integrates with other Azure services, such as Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, and Azure App Services.

·         Familiarity with Azure security services and features, including Azure Active Directory, Azure Key Vault, and Azure Security Centre.

4.     GraphQL:

·         Experience in integrating GraphQL APIs with Azure API Management for unified API management and governance.

·         Familiarity with GraphQL tools, libraries, and frameworks for API development and testing.

5.       Backend Integration:

·         Expertise in integrating APIM with backend services and systems using various protocols and data formats.

·         Experience in configuring APIM policies for authentication, authorization, rate limiting, and caching to protect and optimize backend services.

·         Familiarity with backend integration patterns, including direct backend communication and hybrid model with API gateways.

6.     Policy Management and Enforcement:

·         Proficiency in designing and implementing custom policies in APIM to enforce security, transformation, throttling, and logging.

·         Ability to create and manage policy fragments for reusability and modular policy management.

·         Experience in applying policy expressions, conditions, and variables to dynamically control API behaviour.

7.     Logging, Monitoring, and Analytics:

·         Knowledge of logging and monitoring capabilities in APIM to track and analyse API usage, performance, and errors.

·         Experience in configuring logging and analytics solutions to capture API traffic and generate meaningful insights.

·         Familiarity with Azure Monitor and other monitoring tools to proactively identify and resolve API issues.

8.     High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR):

·         Understanding of HA and DR concepts and best practices in the context of APIM deployments.

·         Experience in designing and implementing HA architectures for APIM to ensure high availability and fault tolerance.

·         Familiarity with disaster recovery strategies and implementation approaches for APIM deployments.

9.     Security and Identity Management:

·         Knowledge of security protocols and mechanisms such as OAuth, JWT, and API keys.

·         Experience in configuring authentication and authorization policies in APIM to secure APIs.

·         Familiarity with identity providers, including Azure Active Directory (AAD) integration with APIM for identity and access management.

10.  Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD:

·         Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and experience with Azure Bicep for defining and deploying APIM resources.

·         Knowledge of CI/CD principles and experience with Azure DevOps or similar tools for managing APIM configurations, deployments, and on-boarding processes.

·         Ability to automate APIM configuration and deployment processes using IaC and CI/CD practices.

11.  Automated Testing:

·         Experience in designing and implementing testing strategies for APIs within APIM.

·         Proficiency in API testing tools and frameworks, such as Postman or Newman.

·         Familiarity with functional testing, performance testing, and security testing of APIs.

12.   On-boarding API:

·         Ability to create and manage onboarding processes and procedures for API consumers.

·         Experience in defining and implementing API subscription models, access controls, and documentation for seamless API onboarding.

·         Familiarity with developer portal customization and self-service capabilities for API consumer onboarding.

13.  Developer Portal:

Proficiency in configuring and customizing the Azure API Management Developer Portal.

Experience in designing and managing the developer portal to provide a seamless and user-friendly experience for API consumers.

Ability to create and maintain API documentation, code samples, tutorials, and interactive API exploration features within the developer portal.

14.  Networking Capability and Experience:

Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, and HTTP(S).

Experience in provisioning and configuring networking components for Azure API Management, such as virtual networks, subnets, load balancers, and network security groups.

Proficiency in implementing networking requirements for APIM, including VNet integration, private endpoints, and firewall configurations.

Familiarity with network performance optimization, traffic routing, and network-level security considerations for APIM.

15.  Document Production Ability:

Proficiency in producing comprehensive and well-structured technical documentation specific to Azure API Management (APIM).

Ability to create clear and concise documentation for APIM configurations, policies, security measures, and API documentation.

Experience in preparing API documentation, including endpoint details, request/response examples, and usage guidelines.

16.   Industry Standards and Best Practices:

Stay up to date with industry trends, standards, and best practices related to API management, integration, testing, onboarding, developer portal customization, networking, and GraphQL APIs.

Knowledge of API-related standards and technologies, such as REST, JSON, XML, and SOAP.

17.  Communication and Collaboration:

Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, developers, and cross-functional teams.

Ability to translate business requirements into technical API designs, policies, configurations, on-boarding processes, developer portal customization, and networking provisioning.

Experience in providing guidance and support to development teams, API consumers, and internal users on API design, policy enforcement, testing, on-boarding, networking, and developer portal usage best practices.

Experience:

Minimum of 3-5 years of experience working with Azure APIM or similar API management platforms.