Principal - Platform Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Platform Architecture & Strategy
• Azure API Management & AI Gateway
• Security & Platform Hardening
• Platform Engineering & Automation
• Migration & Modernization
• Observability & Operational Excellence

Required Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platform
• Deep expertise in Azure API Management (APIM)
• Experience implementing Azure AI Gateway and AI platform solutions
• Strong understanding of API security, authentication, authorization, OAuth, JWT, mTLS, and Zero Trust principles
• Experience with AI governance, LLM integrations, AI security, content safety, and DLP controls
• Expertise with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Git
• Strong knowledge of networking, WAF, firewalls, identity management, and cloud security
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and observability platforms
• Strong automation, scripting, and platform engineering experience
• Experience leading enterprise platform modernization and migration initiatives
• Excellent architecture, documentation, and cross-functional leadership skills

Job Summary

Ampcus Inc. is seeking a Principal Platform Engineer (APIM/AI Gateway) to lead the architecture, design, engineering, and modernization of the Enterprise API and AI Platform. This strategic role will drive an Enterprise API & AI Security Modernization Program focused on transforming Azure API Management into a secure, scalable, and governed platform supporting Internal APIs, External APIs, AI Services, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Agents, and future AI workloads.

The ideal candidate will collaborate with Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Information Security, Networking, Enterprise Architecture, and Application teams to build a secure, resilient, automated, and developer-friendly API platform.

Job Summary (continued)

This role requires extensive experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platform, deep expertise in Azure API Management (APIM), and strong understanding of API security, authentication, authorization, OAuth, JWT, mTLS, and Zero Trust principles. The candidate should also have experience with AI governance, LLM integrations, AI security, content safety, and DLP controls, as well as expertise with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the architecture and implementation of a next-generation Enterprise API and AI Platform using Azure API Management and Azure AI Gateway. They will also be responsible for developing platform standards, governance models, reference architectures, engineering best practices, and technical roadmaps.

The candidate will collaborate with Security and Network Engineering teams to improve WAF inspection and reduce exceptions, and implement platform hardening through Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Key Vault integration, secret management, API security testing, identity governance, security monitoring and alerting.

The role also involves building Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, implementing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Git-based deployment workflows, developing automation for platform provisioning, policy deployment, governance enforcement, and operational efficiency, enabling self-service capabilities for API onboarding, governance, and lifecycle management, leading API inventory, classification, migration planning, and phased migration execution, developing migration playbooks, cutover plans, rollback procedures, and operational runbooks, coordinating application testing and production migrations with development teams, designing monitoring and observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and enterprise monitoring solutions, creating operational dashboards, governance scorecards, API health reporting, AI usage reporting, and platform KPIs, developing support models, disaster recovery documentation, operational procedures, and platform documentation.

The candidate should have excellent architecture, documentation, and cross-functional leadership skills.

About the Role

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

We are looking for a Principal Platform Engineer (APIM/AI Gateway) to lead the architecture, design, engineering, and modernization of the Enterprise API and AI Platform. This strategic role will drive an Enterprise API & AI Security Modernization Program focused on transforming Azure API Management into a secure, scalable, and governed platform supporting Internal APIs, External APIs, AI Services, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Agents, and future AI workloads.

The ideal candidate will collaborate with Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Information Security, Networking, Enterprise Architecture, and Application teams to build a secure, resilient, automated, and developer-friendly API platform.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates must have extensive experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platform, deep expertise in Azure API Management (APIM), and strong understanding of API security, authentication, authorization, OAuth, JWT, mTLS, and Zero Trust principles. They should also have experience with AI governance, LLM integrations, AI security, content safety, and DLP controls, as well as expertise with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.

The candidate should have experience building Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, implementing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Git-based deployment workflows, developing automation for platform provisioning, policy deployment, governance enforcement, and operational efficiency, enabling self-service capabilities for API onboarding, governance, and lifecycle management, leading API inventory, classification, migration planning, and phased migration execution, developing migration playbooks, cutover plans, rollback procedures, and operational runbooks, coordinating application testing and production migrations with development teams, designing monitoring and observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and enterprise monitoring solutions, creating operational dashboards, governance scorecards, API health reporting, AI usage reporting, and platform KPIs, developing support models, disaster recovery documentation, operational procedures, and platform documentation.

The candidate should have excellent architecture, documentation, and cross-functional leadership skills.

Benefits

Ampcus Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.