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Apigee Lead Architect
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£47,600
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2451 is an eligible occupation, but we classified this role with low confidence (59% match). If the code is right — and Cognizant is a licensed sponsor — it should qualify, but double-check the occupation eligibility rules against the actual role.
About the role
Apigee Lead Engineer
Hybrid role – with travel once/twice to Leeds
Security Cleared or Eligible (must have been residing in the UK for at least the last 5 years)
Summary
Apigee Lead Engineer with strong expertise in Google Apigee, including migration from Apigee Edge to Apigee X. Skilled in bridging development and operations by automating workflows, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring reliable software deployment. Proven ability to manage infrastructure, monitor performance, and collaborate across teams to maintain scalable, secure, and resilient systems.
Key role and responsibilities
- Build, deploy, and monitor solutions using AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch, ECS, ECR, Dynamo, S3 etc.)
- Integrate APIs into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Github workflows
- Lead and execute migration projects from Apigee Edge to Apigee X, ensuring minimal disruption and optimal performance
- Design, deploy, and manage applications tailored to business needs, while customizing platforms and overseeing the full API lifecycle using Apigee Edge and X.
- Drive API strategy execution, provide technical support, and generate insights through analytics to enhance integrations and documentation.
Key skills for this role
- Security Cleared or Clearable
- Excellent leadership communication, coaching and mentoring the team.
- Senior stakeholder engagement, ability to communicate and influence at all levels of the organisation including Executive Directors. This includes economic considerations for the product roadmap.
- Extensive experience with Google Apigee, including migration from Edge to X
- Ability to generate custom analytics reports for API consumption and errors
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible) is a must
If you wish to apply kindly send your profile to christina.ioannidis@cognizant.com
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The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2451 going rate of £47,600. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.