Cloud Platform Engineer - API

Looking For   Charles River Development is looking for an experienced API Infrastructure Engineer to join the Cloud Platform Engineering team. In this role, you will design, build, automate, and operate secure enterprise-scale Azure API management platforms. You will help modernize cloud delivery through DevOps practices, reusable IaC modules, automation, and strong operational engineering discipline.   Why This Role Is Important to Us   The team you will be joining is part of Charles River Development (CRD), which became part of State Street in 2018. CRD develops enterprise investment management software solutions for leading global financial institutions across institutional investment, wealth management, and hedge funds. Together, we created the industry's first open front-to-back platform, State Street Alpha, launched in 2019.   Join us if delivering next-generation API management platform , infrastructure, cloud networking, platform automation, deployment reliability, and secure-by-default cloud services using Azure, DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code sounds like a challenge you are ready for.   What You Will Be Responsible For   As an API Engineer you will be responsible for design ing , develop ing , secur ing , deploy ing , and manag ing enterprise-grade APIs on the Microsoft Azure platform. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in enterprise grade API management solution s , RESTful APIs, cloud-native development, security, automation, and integration patterns. This role works closely with application teams, architects, security teams, and DevOps engineers to deliver scalable and secure API solutions.

API Design and Operations   Design, deploy, maintain and automate enterprise API management platform and infrastructure.   Strong experience with API gateways and service mesh concepts .   Implement API versioning, lifecycle management, and governance standards.   Troubleshoot and optimize API performance, reliability, and scalability.   Familiarity with API specifications using OpenAPI /Swagger standards.   Expertise in REST APIs; experience with gRPC and event‑driven APIs a plus .   Develop and maintain API management policies for:    Authentication and authorization   Rate limiting and throttling   Request/response transformations   Caching   Header manipulation   IP filtering     Security and Compliance   Implement OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT validation, and certificate-based authentication.   Integrate APIs with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).   Perform API security assessments and vulnerability remediation.   Ensure compliance with organizational security standards and governance requirements.   Implement Zero Trust and least privileged access controls.     Automation and DevOps   Implement CI/CD pipelines using: Azure DevOps , GitHub Actions , ARM Templates , Bicep , Terraform   Automate API deployment, configuration, testing, and policy management.   Manage infrastructure as code ( IaC ) for API platforms.     Monitoring and Operations   Monitor API health and performance    Develop dashboards, alerts, and automated reporting.   Support production incidents and root cause analysis activities.     Integration and Services   Integrate APIs with:    Azure Entra ID   Azure Functions   Azure App Service   Azure Service Bus   Azure Event Grid   Azure Storage   Azure Key Vault   Cloud / Gateway Service s   Azure API Management is big plus.    Azure Application Gateway   Ambassador Gateway   Education & Preferred Qualifications   Bachelor’s degree in computer science , Information Technology, Engineering, or related field .   10+ years of A PI e ngineering / cloud development experience    Azure certifications such as Azure Developer Associate, Azure Administrator Associate , Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Azure Security Engineer Associate are preferred.   Experience with