Role Overview
The Azure API Center Administrator is responsible for owning and managing the enterprise API inventory and governance platform (Azure API Center).
This role focuses on ensuring APIs across the organization are properly registered, governed, discoverable, and compliant, acting as the central authority for API lifecycle visibility and standards.
The position is less about building APIs and more about governance, cataloging, and enterprise API management at scale.
Key Responsibilities
Azure API Center (Primary Focus)
- Own and administer Azure API Center as the central source of truth for all enterprise APIs
- Register, catalogue, and maintain APIs including:
- versions
- ownership
- environments
- lifecycle stage
- compliance attributes
- Define and enforce API taxonomy standards (domains, environments, criticality, ownership)
Governance & Lifecycle Management
- Define and enforce API governance policies and standards
- Establish API lifecycle workflows:
- draft → review → active → deprecated → retired
- Create and maintain API metadata standards, naming conventions, and versioning models
- Manage API registration processes including approval workflows and required documentation
Access, Security & Compliance
- Configure and manage role-based access controls within API Center
- Ensure APIs meet enterprise security, compliance, and audit requirements
- Enforce governance rules and validation/linting standards
API Discoverability & Enablement
- Drive API discoverability through:
- consistent tagging
- documentation standards
- searchable metadata
- Enable self-service API consumption for internal teams and partners
- Maintain API Center portal content, onboarding guides, and developer documentation
Integration & Platform Management
- Integrate Azure API Center with Azure API Management (APIM) to sync deployed APIs into the inventory
- Work with engineering and platform teams to ensure APIs are properly registered and maintained
- Act as the central point of coordination between API producers and consumers
Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement
- Produce API inventory reports and governance dashboards
- Support architecture and governance review boards
- Serve as the SME for API Center across the organization
Required Skills
- Hands-on experience with Azure API Center (or similar API catalog/governance tools)
- Strong understanding of API lifecycle management and governance frameworks
- Experience with Azure API Management (APIM) (integration level, not build-heavy)
- Knowledge of API standards (REST, OpenAPI/Swagger)
- Experience with identity, access, and governance models
- Strong documentation and stakeholder communication skills
Experience Required
- 5+ years in cloud / platform / API-related roles
- 2–3+ years working with API governance, API management, or API platforms
- Experience operating in enterprise-scale environments
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Azure Platform / Cloud Admin with API exposure
- API Governance / API Product Management background
- APIM Engineer who has moved into platform ownership / governance
- Strong coordination + stakeholder-facing experience