Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. nTech Workforce is seeking an experienced IBM API/DataPower Engineer to join an enterprise integration team. The role leads API migration from legacy IBM API Connect and DataPower environments to IBM API Connect SaaS and AWS API Gateway, while designing, securing, automating, and monitoring cloud integration solutions.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the migration of APIs, Products, Catalogs, Developer Portals, and DataPower configurations from IBM API Connect On-Prem to IBM APIC SaaS
- Design, develop, implement, test, and publish enterprise APIs across IBM API Connect V10, IBM APIC SaaS, and AWS API Gateway platforms
- Review API specifications for compliance with enterprise standards, API governance frameworks, security requirements, and best practices
- Establish and maintain API governance standards, development guidelines, reusable frameworks, and lifecycle management processes
- Design and support hybrid cloud integrations across IBM APIC SaaS, AWS API Gateway, cloud-native services, and on-premises systems
- Design, develop, and implement custom API and DataPower gateway flows, security policies, routing, mediation, and transformation services
- Develop deployment automation scripts, productivity scrapers, and automated testing frameworks using Node.js, Python, Bash, SoapUI, and Postman integrated into Jenkins and Bitbucket CI/CD pipelines
- Implement API security policies utilizing OAuth 2.0, JWT, OpenID Connect (OIDC), Single Sign-On (SSO), RBAC, IAM, Venafi, and CyberArk
- Utilize Amazon Q Developer and AI-assisted development tools to enhance engineering efficiency and code quality
- Monitor API platforms using Datadog, APIM Analytics, and observability tools to provide troubleshooting, incident triage, and root-cause analysis
Skills
- • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or an additional 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree)
- • Proven hands-on technical background with IBM API Connect V10 and IBM DataPower Gateway V10
- • Demonstrated hands-on experience working with IBM API Connect SaaS
- • Strong familiarity with OpenAPI Specification 2.0/3.0, SwaggerHub, and GraphQL
- • Experience with API security implementation including OAuth 2.0, JWT, OIDC, and IAM standards
- • Experience in automated API testing using SoapUI or Postman
- • Ability to attend an on-site interview and work occasionally on-site at the Reston, VA office
- • Prior direct experience migrating API architectures from IBM APIC On-Prem/DataPower to IBM APIC SaaS
- • Hands-on experience with AWS API Gateway implementation for internal application APIs
- • Proficiency in development and scripting technologies such as Node.js, Python, Bash, Jenkins, Bitbucket/Git, and Terraform
- • Experience with web scraping scripts for build/deployment automation
- • Familiarity with AI-assisted developer tools like Amazon Q Developer
Benefits
- Remote work, with the requirement to be based in approved East Coast states
- Potential contract extension based on performance and budget
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