Senior API (APIM) Engineer / Lead

Job description

Job Title: Senior API (APIM) Engineer / Lead Location: Columbus, OH or Nashville, TN Work Type: Onsite Employment Type: Contract (C2C) Duration: 6+ Months with Possible Extension About the Role: The Senior APIM Engineer / Lead is responsible for designing, implementing, governing, and scaling enterprise API platforms. This role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, ensuring APIs are secure, performant, reusable, and aligned with business and integration strategies. The role often partners closely with architecture, security, DevOps, and application teams. Key Responsibilities: API Platform Engineering - Design, implement, and operate enterprise API platforms (e.g., Azure APIM, Apigee, Mulesoft, Kong, AWS API Gateway). - Develop and enforce API standards, patterns, and best practices (REST, GraphQL, async/event-driven APIs). - Configure API gateways for routing, policies, throttling, caching, transformations, and versioning. - Implement API lifecycle management from design through retirement. Security & Compliance: - Implement API security controls including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, mTLS, IP filtering, and rate limiting. - Partner with security teams to ens...