Vinoth Kumar

API Management leader with 7+ years of deep Apigee expertise (Apigee Edge, Apigee OPDK, Apigee X), backed by 11+ years delivering enterprise integration solutions across regulated industries.

Delivered

OpenBanking-compliant APIs and enterprise-grade API security (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, JWS, mTLS, SSL), and led a full ForumSentry-to-Apigee middleware migration for financial services organisations, including Metrobank UK, Synchrony Financial, and Volkswagen Financial Services. Experienced in API proxy development, shared flows, and core Apigee policies (Assign Message, Extract Variables, Quota, Spike Arrest, OAuthV2, VerifyJWT, Threat Protection) within microservices architectures. Complements this with hands-on multi-cloud production experience across Google Cloud Platform (GKE, Docker, Terraform), Azure, and AWS.

Google Cloud

Certified in Apigee API Management.

Project Integration Manager at Capgemini Technology Services (2023-01 – Present)

Client: Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) | Car Finance Domain

• Collaborate with internal teams and partner brands to shape and prioritize integration roadmaps.
• Act as the primary stakeholder liaison between retailer partners and product teams on integration initiatives.
• Own diagnosis and triage for live digital assets, products, and services, driving timely issue resolution.
• Identify cross-product integration impacts and dependencies; promote and share best practices for data security across teams.
• Provided ongoing support to in-house finance campaign development products, managing incidents end-to-end via HP Service Manager within an ITSM/Agile delivery framework.
• Liaised closely with brands and third-party partners to resolve issues and ensure smooth, coordinated service delivery.
• Monitored infrastructure health across Azure and AWS by reviewing CloudWatch and Azure Monitor logs/alerts, proactively identifying and escalating issues.

Lead API Developer (Apigee) at Capgemini Technology Services (2022-01 – 2022-12)

Client: Metrobank UK

• Designed and developed APIs adhering to OpenBanking standards using Apigee Edge (on-premises), building reusable shared flows for error handling and security within a microservices-based API architecture.
• Secured APIs with JWT, JWS, and OAuth 2.0; implemented 1-way/2-way SSL and managed keystores/truststores for secure communications.
• Configured core Apigee policies including Assign Message, Extract Variables, Quota, Spike Arrest, and VerifyJWT for traffic management and security enforcement.
• Led high-performance teams across complex transformation projects; configured monitoring alerts for API failures and TLS certificate expirations.

Apigee & ForumSentry Developer/Lead at Capgemini Technology Services (2019-09 – 2022-01)

Client: Synchrony Financial Services

• Led design and delivery of RESTful APIs and SOAP web services using Apigee and ForumSentry middleware for scalable, secure, microservices-oriented solutions.
• Executed a complex ForumSentry-to-Apigee migration on schedule while meeting quality standards.
• Documented APIs via the Apigee Developer Portal (Swagger 2.0) and managed defects/source control using JIRA, SVN, and BitBucket.

Apigee Edge Developer at Cognizant Technology Solutions (2018-08 – 2019-09)

Client: Cambridge Assessment UK

• Developed API proxies on Apigee Edge for various client applications and acted as Apigee Administrator, monitoring API performance via Edge analytics to enhance scalability.
• Deployed and configured Micro Gateway within trusted network environments; automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Bamboo.
• Conducted unit and user-acceptance testing using SoapUI and Postman; optimised API security with JWT and robust access control.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams in an Agile delivery model to define and refine API specifications using OpenAPI standards.

IIB & Apigee Developer at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (2015-06 – 2018-08)

Client: Prudential Financial, Inc.

• Designed and implemented integration solutions using IBM Integration Bus (IIB 9/10), including message routing, transformation, and backend connectivity.
• Built and maintained secure API gateways with Apigee, optimising performance and security for enterprise integrations.
• Created message models using DFDL and XML schemas; configured IBM MQ within IIB flows for reliable inter-application communication.
• Conducted end-to-end testing of APIs and middleware, implementing robust error handling and enhancing system resilience through retry mechanisms.

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Mechanical Engineering – Pondicherry University (2011 – 2015)