Platform Engineer - API

CV Submission Deadline: 09/12/2024

Location: Luxembourg, hybrid

Collaboration type: Contract

VASS is actively looking for a Platform Engineer (API) to work for our client EIB, in Luxembourg.

The tasks/activities will include:

‐ Maintenance of Azure API Management platform in a hybrid cloud environment composed of the on-prem Data Centre, and EIBG Landing Zones in AWS and Azure.

This includes (1) an internal decentralized Azure APIM with self-hosted gateways (in AWS EKS and on-prem Tanzu), and (2) an external, centralized Azure APIM with Web Application Firewall.

‐ Integration of API Management platform with Azure AD as the identity provider for application registration and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).

‐ Automation tooling for application teams for easy deployment of APIs, and RBAC management.

‐ Migration of application teams to the Azure API Management platform.

-Monitor API gateway performance, scalability, and availability, and optimize configurations as needed.

-Manage the entire lifecycle of APIs from creation to retirement, including versioning, deprecation, and sunsetting.

-Coordinate with development teams to onboard new APIs onto the API management platform and ensure proper governance and compliance.

-Perform regular reviews and audits of APIs to ensure adherence to organizational standards and policies.

-Implement security measures to safeguard APIs and sensitive data, such as encryption, tokenization, and threat protection.

-Monitor API traffic, usage patterns, and performance metrics to identify potential issues and optimize API performance.

-Set up monitoring alerts and dashboards to track key API metrics, such as latency, error rates, and throughput.

-Analyze API usage data to gain insights into user behavior, trends, and business opportunities.

The service provider’s personnel must demonstrate knowledge in:

-Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

-API Management

-Azure DevOps, Azure AD

-Terraform and Kubernetes

The service provider’s personnel must demonstrate competence in:

-Working with Azure API Management Platform.

-Working with ECS.

-Working with landing zones in AWS and Azure.

-Deploying and managing Kubernetes-based applications

-Setting up authentication, RBAC and security tokens based on Azure AD (EntraID).

-Setting up and operating CI/CD pipelines for the deployment of artifacts.

-Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, SOAP APIs, GraphQL, and other API protocols.

-Familiarity with web services technologies such as XML, JSON, and WSDL.

-Understanding of security protocols and standards such as OAuth, JWT, SSL/TLS, and API keys.

-Analysis and design of automation tooling.

-Supporting application teams.

If you are interested, please don't hesitate to send us your application. Please note that EU citizenship is a must have requirement for all of the openings at EIB.