Platform Engineer(IBM API Connect (APIC) and IBM DataPower) _ 6-12 Months Contract (On W2 Only) _ USC/_ Dallas, San Antonio, TX, Alpharetta, GA, Jacksonville, Tampa, FL, Charlotte, NC, Philadelphia, PA, Saint Louis, MO (2 Days a week Remote) LOCAL

Note: We are seeking a Platform Operations Engineer with 4-8 years expertise in enterprise integrations, API platforms, and highly available systems.

This role is responsible for designing, deploying, and supporting scalable API and integration solutions while ensuring platform reliability, security, and performance across enterprise environments. Role requires ship or status.

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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and support enterprise API and integration solutions using IBM API Connect (APIC) and IBM DataPower.
Build, secure, publish, and manage REST and SOAP APIs, ensuring compliance with API governance standards.
Develop integration components and transformation services using GatewayScript, XSLT, XPath, JSON, XML, and related technologies.
Deploy and support API platforms within OpenShift, containerized, cloud, hybrid-cloud, and on-premises environments.
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to APIs, middleware, integrations, networking, and system performance while supporting CI/CD and DevOps initiatives.

Qualifications
Strong hands-on experience with IBM API Connect (APIC) and IBM DataPower Gateway platforms.
Expertise in REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, XSLT, XPath, WSDL/XSD, and enterprise integration technologies.
Experience implementing API security standards, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, mTLS, LDAP, and certificate-based authentication.
Knowledge of OpenShift, Kubernetes, containerized deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps tools such as GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps.
Experience designing highly available, resilient systems and working with microservices, event-driven architectures, and enterprise integrations.