Secure API gateways, design auth and rate limiting and triage API-specific vulnerabilities.
API Security Engineers sit within the application security family of cybersecurity. Secure API gateways, design auth and rate limiting and triage API-specific vulnerabilities. This role page covers core responsibilities, technical and behavioural competencies, recommended certifications, salary expectations and a UK-aware learning roadmap, plus a curated question bank to prepare for interviews end to end. Content is continuously enhanced by CyberActive AI's career intelligence engine.
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