IBM API Connect Lead

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise API and integration solutions
• Design secure, scalable, and reusable REST and SOAP APIs aligned with enterprise standards
• Translate business requirements into technical architecture, solution designs, and implementation plans
• Guide technical teams throughout the API development lifecycle from design to deployment
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical leadership across integration initiatives
• Implement API security using industry best practices and enterprise standards
• Collaborate with architects, business analysts, infrastructure teams, and stakeholders to deliver integration solutions
• Support production environments by troubleshooting issues and optimizing API performance
• Ensure API governance, documentation, versioning, and lifecycle management
• Promote best practices for cloud-native development and enterprise integration

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of enterprise integration and API development experience
• 5+ years of hands-on IBM API Connect (APIC) experience
• Strong experience developing RESTful and SOAP web services
• Expertise in API security including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, and TLS
• Strong knowledge of JSON, XML, and XSLT
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized application environments
• Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions and implementation plans
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills
• Experience leading technical teams and mentoring developers

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE)
• Experience with IBM MQ messaging solutions
• Hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift
• Experience with AWS, including Amazon EKS
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Experience implementing enterprise integration patterns
• Experience designing and developing microservices architectures
• Experience working in large enterprise environments

Education Requirement:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field preferred.