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Tier-1 brand and metro location increase competition, but specialized API-security skills moderate applicant density.
API and platform security skills transfer across industries but require specific security and platform experience.
Explicit 5+ years plus mandatory API security, policy-as-code, DAST/SAST, and platform ownership increase filtering rigor.
Own the design and delivery of an advanced API security capability platform consolidating multiple tools into a unified policy-as-code enforcement architecture.
Lead complex API security projects including pre-release gateway enforcement controls and the end-to-end DAST tooling strategy execution.
Extend API security into supply-chain related areas like pipeline access and artifact verification and provide technical leadership across the security and engineering teams.
Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
5+ years hands-on software engineering experience with staff-level ownership, proficient in Python or Go.
Deep expertise in API security architectures including REST, GraphQL, AsyncAPI, OAuth2, and API gateways/service meshes (Envoy or equivalent).
Working knowledge of policy-as-code enforcement, DAST/SAST tooling, and security fundamentals across product and cloud environments.
Experienced staff-level engineer with end-to-end platform ownership and strong technical leadership skills in API security domain.
Strategic thinker capable of shaping security roadmaps to anticipate emerging business and security challenges, not just executing pre-defined tasks.
Practitioner with practical knowledge of API threat models including AI-driven risks, supply-chain security integration, and API abuse mitigation controls.