Azure API Developer

Azure API Center DeveloperColumbus, OH – onsite ------ONLY ON W2Mandatory Skills 10+ years of experience • Hands-on experience with Azure API Management (APIM) designing, securing, and managing APIs.• Practical experience setting up and using Azure API Center (API cataloging, governance, lifecycle visibility).• Strong ability to implement APIM policies: authentication, authorization, rate limiting, caching, transformations, and error handling.• Proficiency with Terraform for APIM/API Center infrastructure and configuration automation.• Experience with CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions (or Azure DevOps pipelines) for API deployments.• Strong API lifecycle management skills, including design using OpenAPI/Swagger.• Experience integrating APIM/API Center with Azure services (Functions, Logic Apps, App Services, Key Vault).• Understanding of API security standards including OAuth2, Azure AD, JWT validation, and mTLS.• Experience with monitoring and performance tuning using Application Insights.• Production experience managing and troubleshooting APIM and API Center environments.Nice-to-Have Skills• Experience with Azure Landing Zones and enterprise API governance patterns.• Working knowledge of Azure ApiOps workflows.• Experience with developer portals and API productisation.• Familiarity with network security for API workloads (private endpoints, firewalls, VNET integration).• Knowledge of event-driven or distributed architectures.• Experience writing runbooks, design documents, and API governance documentation.