We are seeking a Vendor to provide resource/s with the following skills and expertise for the position of Azure
APIM Specialist:
1. Azure API Management (APIM):
· In-depth knowledge of Azure API Management and its capabilities for API development,
implementation, management, and on-boarding.
· Proficiency in configuring and managing APIs, policies, products, and subscriptions within APIM.
· Experience in designing and implementing API governance frameworks and best practices.
· Ability to create and manage policies in APIM to enforce security, throttling, transformation, and caching.
· Familiarity with policy fragments to modularize and reuse policy components for efficient policy
management.
2. API Design and Development:
· Strong understanding of RESTful API design principles, including resource modelling, URI design, and HTTP verb usage.
· Experience in designing and developing APIs using API description languages like OpenAPI
(formerly Swagger).
· Proficiency in defining API contracts, including request/response structures, headers, and
authentication mechanisms.
· Ability to create well-documented APIs with clear and concise documentation for API
consumers.
3. Azure Platform Knowledge:
· Broad understanding of Azure cloud services and how APIM integrates with other Azure
services, such as Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, and Azure App Services.
· Familiarity with Azure security services and features, including Azure Active Directory, Azure Key
Vault, and Azure Security Centre.
4. GraphQL:
· Experience in integrating GraphQL APIs with Azure API Management for unified API
management and governance.
5. Backend Integration:
· Expertise in integrating APIM with backend services and systems using various protocols and
data formats.
· Experience in configuring APIM policies for authentication, authorization, rate limiting, and
caching to protect and optimize backend services.
· Familiarity with backend integration patterns, including direct backend communication and
hybrid model with API gateways.
6. Policy Management and Enforcement:
· Proficiency in designing and implementing custom policies in APIM to enforce security, transformation, throttling, and logging.
· Ability to create and manage policy fragments for reusability and modular policy management.
· Experience in applying policy expressions, conditions, and variables to dynamically control API
behaviour.
7. Logging, Monitoring, and Analytics:
· Knowledge of logging and monitoring capabilities in APIM to track and analyse API usage, performance, and errors.
· Experience in configuring logging and analytics solutions to capture API traffic and generate
meaningful insights.
· Familiarity with Azure Monitor and other monitoring tools to proactively identify and resolve
API issues.
8. High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR):
· Understanding of HA and DR concepts and best practices in the context of APIM deployments.
· Experience in designing and implementing HA architectures for APIM to ensure high availability
and fault tolerance.
· Familiarity with disaster recovery strategies and implementation approaches for APIM
deployments.
9. Security and Identity Management:
· Knowledge of security protocols and mechanisms such as OAuth, JWT, and API keys.
· Experience in configuring authentication and authorization policies in APIM to secure APIs.
· Familiarity with identity providers, including Azure Active Directory (AAD) integration with APIM
for identity and access management.
10. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD:
· Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and experience with Azure Bicep for
defining and deploying APIM resources.
· Knowledge of CI/CD principles and experience with Azure DevOps or similar tools for managing
APIM configurations, deployments, and on-boarding processes.
· Ability to automate APIM configuration and deployment processes using IaC and CI/CD
practices.
11. Automated Testing:
· Experience in designing and implementing testing strategies for APIs within APIM.
· Proficiency in API testing tools and frameworks, such as Postman or Newman.
· Familiarity with functional testing, performance testing, and security testing of APIs.
12. On-boarding API:
· Ability to create and manage on-boarding processes and procedures for API consumers.
· Experience in defining and implementing API subscription models, access controls, and
documentation for seamless API on-boarding.
· Familiarity with developer portal customization and self-service capabilities for API consumer
on-boarding.
13. Developer Portal:
· Proficiency in configuring and customizing the Azure API Management Developer Portal.
· Experience in designing and managing the developer portal to provide a seamless and user
friendly experience for API consumers.
· Ability to create and maintain API documentation, code samples, tutorials, and interactive API
exploration features within the developer portal.
14. Networking Capability and Experience:
· Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, and HTTP(S).
· Experience in provisioning and configuring networking components for Azure API Management, such as virtual networks, subnets, load balancers, and network security groups.
· Proficiency in implementing networking requirements for APIM, including VNet integration, private endpoints, and firewall configurations.
· Familiarity with network performance optimization, traffic routing, and network-level security
considerations for APIM.
15. Document Production Ability:
· Proficiency in producing comprehensive and well-structured technical documentation specific
to Azure API Management (APIM).
· Ability to create clear and concise documentation for APIM configurations, policies, security
measures, and API documentation.
· Experience in preparing API documentation, including endpoint details, request/response
examples, and usage guidelines.
16. Industry Standards and Best Practices:
· Stay up to date with industry trends, standards, and best practices related to API management,
integration, testing, on-boarding, developer portal customization, networking, and GraphQL APIs.
· Knowledge of API-related standards and technologies, such as REST, JSON, XML, and SOAP. 17. Communication and Collaboration:
· Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, developers, and
cross-functional teams.
· Ability to translate business requirements into technical API designs, policies, configurations, on-boarding processes, developer portal customization, and networking provisioning.
· Experience in providing guidance and support to development teams, API consumers, and
internal users on API design, policy enforcement, testing, on-boarding, networking, and
developer portal usage best practices.
Experience:
Minimum of 3-5 years of experience working with Azure APIM or similar API management platforms.