Apigee Tech Lead

• Are you passionate about APIs and API Gateways?
• Do you thrive in environments where you can shape enterprise architecture and drive innovation through an API-first strategy?
• Huntington is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Apigee Tech Lead to join our API Gateway and Developer Experience team. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on building and scaling our enterprise API platform using Apigee X on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You'll work closely with engineering, cloud, and security teams to deliver secure, high-performance APIs that power our digital ecosystem.
• This role is ideal for a technologist who enjoys solving complex integration challenges, mentoring developers, and influencing enterprise-wide API strategy.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Architect and implement API proxies, shared flows, and custom policies using Apigee X.
• Design and manage GCP infrastructure components supporting Apigee X:
• Global Load Balancer, Managed Instance Groups (MIGs), Compute Engine VMs
• Cloud Armor, VPC networking, firewall rules, and peering
• Develop reusable shared flows for logging, authentication, quota enforcement, and error handling.
• Implement service callouts to internal and external systems using secure and scalable patterns.
• Build custom policies using JavaScript, Python, and Apigee extensions.
• Integrate with Ping Identity for OAuth2, SAML, and JWT-based authentication.
• Design and enforce advanced security patterns including JWKS validation, mTLS, rate limiting, and mobile integration.
• Drive CI/CD automation for API deployments using Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, and Terraform.
• Monitor and optimize API performance using Apigee Analytics, Cloud Monitoring, and BigQuery.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead technical reviews.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in API development and integration.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience with Apigee X on GCP, including infrastructure setup and policy development. Including GCP Load Balancer, MIGs, VMs, Cloud Armor, and VPC networking.
• Hands-on in JavaScript and Python for Apigee custom policy development, OAuth2, JWT, JWKS, and Ping Identity integration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
• GCP certifications (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect, Apigee API Engineer).
• Experience with OpenAPI/Swagger, Postman, and ReadMe.
• Familiarity with mobile API security patterns and zero-trust architecture.
• Exposure to Bigtable, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across IT, vendor, and business teams.

Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay)

Yes

Workplace Type:

Office

Our Approach to Office Workplace Type

Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We're combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

Compensation Range:

70, ,000.00 USD Annual

The compensation range represents the low and high end of the base compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. Colleagues in this position are also eligible to participate in an applicable incentive compensation plan. In addition, Huntington provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid leave programs, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Tobacco-Free Hiring Practice: Visit Huntington's Career Web Site for more details.

Note to Agency Recruiters: Huntington will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. All unsolicited resumes sent to any Huntington colleagues, directly or indirectly, will be considered Huntington property. Recruiting agencies must have a valid, written and fully executed Master Service Agreement and Statement of Work for consideration.