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Apigee X Lead
- TEKsystems (Columbus, OH)
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Description
This person will need to be able to be onsite 4 days a week. Huntington can accept candidates at the following cities: Columbus OH, Cincinnati OH, Dallas TX, Indianapolis IN, Hagerstown MD, Chicago Il, Detroit MI, Minnetonka MN, Houston TX, Charlotte NC, and Fairlawn OH.
This is a contract to hire position. The target conversion salary for this position is $130-140k.
This person will be part of the API Gateway team. The API Gateway team is responsible for API architecture and standards across the bank. The person previously in this role has accepted another role in the bank on the architecture team.
This person must have experience with Apigee X, which is Google's most recent API management platform that was released in 2021. The perfect candidate would have experience with legacy Apigee prior to that. Since Apigee X is a GCP specific service, the qualified candidate must have solid GCP experience. Lastly, this candidate must have JavaScript experience.
Skills
Apigee X, Apigee, GCP, javascript, Java, python
Top Skills Details
Apigee X,Apigee,GCP,javascript
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Description
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 infrastru
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Columbus, OH.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $70.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Columbus,OH.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 7, 2025.
h4>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services
We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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