API Gateway Engineer(Layer 7)

Client's Identity Credential Access Management team is seeking a multiple technical architects fluent in ICAM oriented solutions (Broadcom Layer 7, API Gateway, Azure, RadiantLogic etc.) for a contract position in Bethesda, MD(Hybrid).

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in software engineering, API development, and distributed systems
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in API design and development (RESTful APIs, microservices architecture)
• Strong hands-on experience with Layer 7 API Gateway (Broadcom CA Layer 7) including policy management, service configuration, and API publishing.
• Good understanding of API security mechanisms like OAuth2, JWT, API key validation, SSL/TLS.
• Experience in creating and managing API proxies, rate limiting, throttling, and routing policies.
• Knowledge of troubleshooting, debugging API requests/responses using Layer 7 logs and tools.
• Familiarity with Security domain concepts such as SAML, OAUTH, OIDC, LDAP, SSO, ADFS, and Federation flow
• Large enterprise environment experience
• Hands-on experience with API management, versioning, security (OAuth2, JWT), and governance
• Experience with Agile SDLC, backlog management, and working with product owners
• Strong understanding of system integration patterns and ground-to-cloud connectivity
• Experience in debugging, testing, and production support of enterprise applications
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across business and technical teams
• Experience in API platform strategy and enterprise-wide governance
• Exposure to multi-region and multi-cloud architectures
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation/CDK)

Roles & Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and support the Layer 7 API Gateway platform across environments.
• Collaborate with middleware and application teams to enable secure and scalable API integrations.
• Maintain API documentation, configuration standards, and operational procedures.
• Proactively monitor API traffic and incidents, ensuring high availability and quick RCA/resolution.

Required Skills :

• 5+ years of experience in security engineering or related roles.
• Deep knowledge of Layer 7 API Gateway.
• Expertise in security standards including HTTP, TLS, REST, SOAP, Cookie Handling, SAML, OAuth, OIDC, and WS-Trust.
• Experience with distributed computing and multi-threaded architectures.
• CA API Gateway (formerly Layer 7): Intermediate
• Cloud Networking: Intermediate
• MS Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): Intermediate
• OAuth: Advanced
• Identity & Access Management (IAM): Advanced
• Open ID Connect: Advanced

Regards,

Nagendra Karn