IBM Datapower/ Connect consultant

Title : IBM Datapower/ Connect consultant

Location : Reston, VA- Hybrid

Duration : 12 months contract to hire

Top Skills : AWS API, IBM Datapower, Kubernetes

Job Description:

• The position will require working with broad cutting edge technologies, including, but not limited to AWS API Gateway, API Management System (APIM), IBM API Connect, IBM DataPower, Automation Suites for testing API, Venafi Systems,
  CyberArk, Python, Node JS, Java, Spring, Web Security, REST Services, Micro Services, Role Based Access Control (RBAC) security model, Identity and Access Management, Single Sign On (SSO), Kubernetes and containerization technologies,
• Internet technologies for web browsers, and the other integration technology.
• The Candidate must play the role of subject matter expert in the field of Web Services, microservices and REST API.
• Review the API specification for conformance of the enterprise standards and API governance framework
• Review the documentation and make recommendation for change
• Design and develop framework (reusable routines) using REST API Specifications and manage lifecycle of API's
• Work with CI/CD team to create necessary custom Jenkins pipelines
• Design, develop and implement custom API flows and Publish API's to APIM platform
• Experience with SwaggerHub Enterprise version/Open source version
• Generate reports from APIM Analytics
• Experience with OAuth and JWT (with OpenID Connect)
• Participate in customer onboarding activities on to API Gateway platform and participate in triage activities
• Support production release activities & troubleshooting issues
• Experience managing/deploying APIs on Cloud and On-premise API Gateway solutions
• Experience with AWS & AWS API Gateways
• Knowledge of graphQL API
• Automation ideation and scripting capabilities
• Hands on orientation
• Experience on integration solution of different platform
• Documentation skills to create API standard/guidelines and maintenance
• Be able to do research and propose technical solution, be innovation
• Be able to establish the API governance standards
• Be able to guide other team members for the daily work
• Be able to work on strategy roadmap and planning
• Be proactive, shift left thinking and innovation ideas
• Be able to work in high efficiently way with high quality
• Be able to address issue without delay
• High trouble shooting skills
• High communication skills
• IBM Datapower v10
• IBM Connect v10
• AWS API
• Jenkins Must
• Terraform Nice to have

Additional Skills:

• AWS & AWS API Gateway
• Lambda authorizer
• SwaggerHub
• Node JS
• Python
• Jenkins Pipelines
• Open API Specifications 2.0/3.0
• IBM API Connect v10
• Bash/shell scripting
• IBM Cloud Saas Platform
• Good to have Java 21, Spring Framework, DB2

Business Justification:

• Our projects will need integration with API's exposed through APIM Platform.
• APIM is a Platform that integrates different front-end technologies with backend web servers.
• The candidate will help review and publish the APIs as per enterprise standards.
• Also help in troubleshooting issues that the team might see, and evaluating, conduct proof of concept and implementation cloud solution to meet organization technology modernization goals.