Packaged/SaaS App Engineering Lead

Project Role : Packaged/SaaS App Engineering Lead Project Role Description : Own the design and evolution of packaged or SaaS solutions, overseeing configuration, integrations, and releases. Set platform standards to ensure stability, performance, and alignment with business and vendor constraints. Must have skills : Microsoft Azure Data Services Good to have skills : NA Minimum 12 year(s) of experience is required Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education Summary: As a Senior Microsoft Azure API Management (Azure APIM) Architect, you will design, implement, and manage enterprise API platforms and integration solutions using Microsoft Azure services.

The role requires extensive expertise in architecting secure, scalable, and highly available API ecosystems using Azure API Management (APIM), API gateways, REST APIs, SOAP services, and microservices architectures. The architect will have strong experience in API lifecycle management, API security, authentication, monitoring, integration patterns, and cloud-native architectures.

The role involves designing enterprise API strategies, implementing DevOps automation, establishing API governance standards, and delivering scalable integration solutions using Agile methodologies. Roles & Responsibilities:

1. Design and implement enterprise API management solutions using Microsoft Azure API Management (APIM).
2. Architect API gateway solutions to expose, secure, manage, and monitor enterprise APIs.
3. Develop and manage RESTful APIs and SOAP services through Azure APIM.
4. Configure API policies including authentication, authorization, rate limiting, throttling, caching, transformation, validation, and routing.
5. Implement API security using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT tokens, API keys, certificates, and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory).
6. Design and implement API lifecycle management processes including API publishing, versioning, revision management, and retirement.
7. Integrate Azure APIM with backend services including Azure Functions, Logic Apps, App Services, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Service Bus, Event Grid, and external applications.
8. Design API integration patterns for enterprise applications and cloud-native solutions.
9. Configure and manage Azure APIM instances across development, testing, and production environments.
10. Implement CI/CD automation for API deployments using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
11. Develop API specifications using OpenAPI/Swagger standards.
12. Monitor API performance, availability, and usage using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics.
13. Troubleshoot API gateway issues, connectivity challenges, performance bottlenecks, and security concerns.
14. Collaborate with architects, developers, security teams, and business stakeholders to define API strategies.
15. Establish API governance standards, reusable frameworks, and best practices.
16. Provide technical leadership and mentoring to development teams on API management practices. Professional & Technical Skills: 1. 10–12+ years of experience in API Management, Enterprise Integration, and Cloud Architecture.
17. Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure API Management (APIM), including API publishing, gateway configuration, policies, security, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
18. Extensive experience designing and implementing REST APIs, SOAP APIs, microservices, and API gateway solutions.
19. Strong knowledge of API lifecycle management including API design, development, versioning, revision, deployment, and retirement.
20. Hands-on experience configuring Azure APIM policies including authentication, authorization, rate limiting, throttling, caching, transformation, routing, and validation.
21. Strong understanding of API security standards including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, API keys, certificates, and Microsoft Entra ID.
22. Experience with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications for API design, documentation, and governance.
23. Strong experience integrating Azure APIM with Azure services including Azure Functions, Logic Apps, App Services, AKS, Service Bus, Event Grid, and Azure Storage.
24. Experience designing enterprise integration solutions using API-led connectivity and modern integration patterns.
25. Strong understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful services, asynchronous communication, and event-driven architectures.
26. Experience with API development technologies including .NET Core, Java, Python, Node.js, or similar programming frameworks.
27. Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Git.
28. Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using ARM Templates, Bicep, or Terraform.
29. Experience with Azure monitoring and troubleshooting using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, and diagnostic logs.
30. Strong understanding of Azure networking concepts including VNET integration, Private Endpoints, VPN, and hybrid connectivity.
31. Experience implementing API security, governance, compliance, and access control frameworks.
32. Knowledge of cloud-native architectures, serverless solutions, and Azure PaaS services.
33. Experience in API performance tuning, scalability optimization, and production support.
34. Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, DevOps, and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies.
35. Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, stakeholder management, communication, and technical leadership skills. Additional Information:

• The candidate should have minimum 14 years of experience in Azure API Management (APIM).
• This position is based at our Hyderabad office.
• A 15 years full time education is required. 15 years full time education About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com Equal Employment Opportunity Statement We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.