Apigee API Developer

$63,200 - $169,800/Yr

Accenture - Irving, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Irving, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Are you ready to step up to the New and take your technology expertise to the next level? Join Accenture and help transform leading organizations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance. Choose Accenture and make delivering innovative work part of your extraordinary career. People in our Client Delivery & Operations career track drive delivery and capability excellence through the design, development and/or delivery of a solution, service, capability or offering. They grow into delivery-focused roles, and can progress within their current role, laterally or upward. As part of our Google Cloud Platform practice, you will lead technology innovation for our clients through robust delivery of world-class solutions. There will never be a typical day and that's why people love it here. The opportunities to make a difference within exciting client initiatives are unlimited in the ever-changing technology landscape. You will be part of a growing network of technology experts who are highly collaborative taking on today's biggest, most complex business challenges. We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. Come grow your career in technology at Accenture! The GCP Apigee API Developer role is responsible for the implementation of cloud native APIs built on Google Cloud Platform's (GCP) Apigee EDGE API management platform. The ideal candidate would also be responsible for developing and delivering cloud native API solutions on Apigee to meet today's high demand in areas such as AI/ML, IoT, advanced analytics, open source, enterprise collaboration, microservices, server less, etc. The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Apigee API Developer will work with customers, cloud partners, and other internal groups to evaluate supporting new technologies and industry specific use cases and architectures based on client needs. Using Google Cloud Platform's (GCP) Apigee EDGE platform, our Apigee API Developer professionals implement state-of-the-art, scalable, high-performance solutions that meet the need of today's corporate and emerging digital applications.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, testing, and leading the development of cloud native APIs using the Google Cloud Platform Apigee EDGE platform.
• Work within an agile team that includes members with cross-functional skills.
• Experience designing and leading engineering applications and broader systems and supporting DevOps, i.e management of the process of building software.
• Oral status and occasional written reports via daily stand-ups, etc.
• Continuous learning and curiosity of new and emerging technologies/patterns/methodologies and market offerings that may be of interest to our clients.
• Adapt to existing methods and procedures to create possible alternative solutions to moderately complex problems.
• Understand the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals.
• Use considerable judgment to define solution and seeks guidance on complex problems.
• Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor.
• May interact with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture.
• Establish methods and procedures on new assignments with guidance.
• Create value to Accenture's clients through innovative problem solving and utilizing current digital transformation trends.
• Collaborate with applications owners/developers, stakeholders, and strategic partners during the process of building API solutions.
• Take ownership of problem resolution or ensure a clear hand-off to the right owner.
• Troubleshoot and resolve problems with pre-prod and production services.
• Present status reports to clients and key internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to and/or lead teams and processes to achieve strategic goals.

Requirements

• 5 years of application design and development experience in a cloud environment.
• 3+ years of experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Apigee EDGE and a passion for learning new technologies.
• 3+ years of experience coding REST services and APIs using one or more of the following: Java, J2EE, JSON, XML, Python.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience).
• Implementation and delivery experience for at least 1 Google Cloud Platform Apigee EDGE client solution.

Nice-to-haves

• Google Cloud Certified Apigee API Engineer.
• Experience working with Apigee Edge API management platform and Developer Portal.
• Good experience in Apigee API development through the entire SDLC process.
• Strong knowledge/experience of Apigee API design, development, and testing including creating SWAGGER/Open API specs.
• Strong knowledge of the Spring Framework components (Spring MVC, Spring Security), java frameworks, and REST services.
• Strong knowledge of UI development (JSP, HTML, CSS, Ajax, XML).
• Strong knowledge of web services (WSDL Soap, Restful).
• Experience in event-driven/microservices in the cloud.
• Experience working with DevOps/CI/CD for application development.

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion programs
• Professional development opportunities
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements