Senior GCP Platform Engineer (Apigee X | Cloud Architecture & API Security)

Pacer Group is seeking a Senior GCP Platform Engineer to build and secure scalable, event-driven API ecosystems. The role focuses on private cloud connectivity, Apigee X API gateway security, and integrations with external client systems.

Responsibilities:

• Configure and manage Apigee X as the centralized API gateway for inbound and outbound integrations, enforcing JWT/OAuth security policies, quotas, versioning, and threat protection
• Architect and implement GCP private connectivity utilizing Shared VPC, Private Service Connect, Cloud NAT, firewall rules, and zero-public-IP network patterns
• Build resilient event-driven messaging pipelines using GCP Pub/Sub, incorporating dead-letter handling, message replay, and idempotent integration patterns
• Deploy Cloud Armor edge security controls, rate limiting, DDoS protection, and comprehensive API telemetry monitoring
• Design decoupled integration adapters for client systems and partner with backend, workflow, and SRE teams on error handling, retries, and SLA operational support

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in cloud platform engineering and enterprise API integration
• Production-grade, hands-on Apigee X administration and policy configuration
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) core services: Pub/Sub | IAM | Cloud Armor | GCP Networking
• Private networking architecture: Shared VPC | Private Service Connect | Cloud NAT | Firewall rules
• REST API design, full API lifecycle management, and event-driven integration patterns
• Enterprise API security (JWT/OAuth) and integration governance
• Healthcare domain integration experience
• HL7 FHIR R4 | EDI X12 healthcare data standards