Envoy API Engineer
Uniting People · Glasgow, Scotland ·
Envoy API Engineer
Location: Glasgow - 5 days per week onsite
Contract: 6 months
Rate: £425 per day
IR35: Inside IR35
We are looking for a skilled Envoy API Engineer to join a major banking programme based onsite in Glasgow.
The successful candidate will have strong hands‑on experience with Envoy Proxy or Envoy Gateway, API security, cloud‑native engineering and modern DevOps tooling.
Banking or financial services experience is essential.
Key Skills & Experience Required
Strong programming experience in Golang and/or Java
Practical, hands‑on cloud‑native engineering experience
Professional experience with Envoy Proxy and/or Envoy Gateway
Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and the OpenAPI Specification (OAS)
Hands‑on experience implementing authentication and authorisation at API gateway level
Strong experience with:
OAuth 2.0
OpenID Connect (OIDC)
JWT validation
Mutual TLS (mTLS)
Strong DevOps experience, including:
CI/CD
Kubernetes
Terraform
This is a hands‑on engineering opportunity within a major banking environment, ideal for an experienced API Engineer with strong Envoy and cloud‑native expertise.
Please note: This role is 5 days per week onsite in Glasgow. Banking/financial services experience is essential.
Rate: £425/day Inside IR35 | 6-month contract