API Integration Engineer

Swan IT is searching for an API Integration Engineer for a client in Cape Town. The successful candidate will design, develop, and maintain high-performance APIs and robust integrations, collaborating closely with development, technical support, and business teams. This role is key to managing the API Gateway (Apigee), ensuring platform security, and integrating Google Cloud Platform (GCP) AI services to expose intelligent features.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop robust, scalable APIs using industry best practices (e.g., REST, SOAP, OpenAPI/Swagger).


• Design and develop with API First design methodology and reusability in mind.


• Contribute to the API lifecycle management process- from documentation and development , to monitoring and versioning. 


• Develop, deploy, and maintain API Proxies on the API Gateway platform (Apigee), including  implementing security policies, traffic management, and caching under supervision.


• Responsible for supporting and maintaining Middleware and API Gateway technologies (i.e., Apigee) and integrated components in test and production environments.


• Deploy, test, and maintain integration pipelines for workflows and services using CI/CD.


• First level of support for all integration issues, managing incident resolution and problem management on the API Gateway platform.


• Perform standby duties.


• Analyse the environment to detect deficiencies and recommend solutions for continuous improvement.


• Integrate APIs with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) AI services and models (e.g., Vertex AI) to enable intelligent capabilities.


• Develop and support conversational AI agents (virtual agents/chatbots) and integrate them into business workflows via APIs.

Requirements:

• Tertiary qualification (e.g., Bachelor's degree, National Diploma, or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.


• Google Cloud Certified - Professional Cloud Developer certification or related.


• 5 years of previous Integration Engineer/Developer experience


• Proven, hands-on experience developing and deploying APIs on a leading API Gateway platform.


• Strong knowledge and practical experience with Google Apigee (Apigee X or Edge) is highly desirable.


• Strong knowledge of CI/CD automation tools, such as Jenkins or equivalent.


• Solid experience with API lifecycle management concepts, including API security and developer portals.


• Strong SOA and Microservices understanding


• Hands-on experience designing and developing inbound and outbound integration interfaces.


• Good understanding of industry standards and technical adapters like GraphQL, REST, SOAP, OpenAPI/Swagger, etc., and hands-on experience in XML, JSON, XSD, JavaScript.


• 2-3 years of Java coding experience (preferred for Apigee custom policies/integrations).


• Understanding of integration security standards such as OAuth 2.0 and JWT.


• Experience with the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) ecosystem.