Sopra Steria: API Gateway Senior Technical Lead — Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

About Sopra Steria

Sopra Steria provides technology consulting, digital services and software solutions. Its employer description focuses on helping organisations change their operations through technology, combining business-sector knowledge with digital delivery. The business offers end-to-end support rather than describing its work as software coding alone. Its services connect an organisation's requirements with the technology and processes used to meet them, with an emphasis on practical, sustained improvements in how client organisations operate.

The position and its setting

Sopra Steria lists API Gateway Senior Technical Lead in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, under reference CHE0006857. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Department: Engineering, Development, Applications
• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 10 August 2026
• Brands: Sopra Steria

Responsibilities and work described

• Design, configure, and deploy API proxies, policies, and virtual APIs using Axway Amplify API Gateway and API Manager
• Development: and manage API lifecycle processes — design, publishing, versioning, deprecation, and retirement
• Implementation: security policies including OAuth2, JWT, API key management, rate limiting, and threat protection
• Configure and troubleshoot API Gateway filters, circuits, and policy chains
• Collaboration: with architects and developers to integrate APIs with backend systems using REST, SOAP, JMS, and MQ
• Support: API onboarding for internal and external consumers, including partner integrations
• Monitoring: API performance, conduct root cause analysis, and resolve production incidents (L2/L3 support)
• Participate in code reviews, environment promotions (DEV → SIT → UAT → PROD), and release management
• Preparation: technical documentation, API specifications (OpenAPI/Swagger), and runbooks
• Work: within Agile/Scrum delivery models and coordinate with onshore/offshore and client stakeholders

Essential requirements and candidate background

• 8 - 10 years of total IT experience, with 8+ years dedicated to Axway API Management (API Gateway, API Manager, API Portal)
• Understanding: API security standards (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, mTLS)
• Experience: REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, XSLT, and messaging protocols (JMS, MQ)
• Familiarity: CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation (Jenkins, Git, Maven/Gradle)
• Knowledge: Linux/Unix environments and scripting (Shell/Groovy/Python — good to have)
• Understanding: API governance, versioning strategies, and API monetization concepts
• Good to have: exposure to IBM DataPower, MuleSoft, or other API Gateway platforms
• Analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to work directly with client teams
• Soft Skills
• Verbal and written communication for client-facing consulting engagements
• Work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven consulting environment
• Team collaboration and mentoring capability for junior consultants
• Total Experience Expected: 08-10 years
• BE/ BTECH

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Exposure: cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) is a plus

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Sopra Steria

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Practical preparation: Python

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Relevant skills

• Python
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD
• Docker
• AWS
• GCP
• Azure
• REST APIs
• APIs
• Google Cloud
• Linux
• Git