IBM Lead API Connect Engineer

Job Details • • • Hybrid Position - Candidates must be local - and located in VA, WVA, MD, Wash DC, PA or Delaware • • • • • • Must be eligible for direct employment. Sponsorship is not available. Vega is hiring! We are staffing a Lead API Connect Dev or Engineer position for our direct client. Seeking candidates that are local to Virginia, Maryland or Wash DC and eligible for direct hire. Job requirement: The API Connect Developer will lead a team of software engineers in the design, development, and implementation of multiple applications. Performs and leads the detail technical design, coding, code review and testing of new applications and enhancements of existing applications. Serves as a subject matter expert for specified systems and their subsequent applications. Develop and/or analyze interface design documentation. Comply with hardware and software systems standards and procedures. Deliver large systems for tens of thousands of users. Ensures compliance to the dev/sec/ops practices and policies. Understanding of architectural practices and design. • Prior experience with onboarding web services on to APIM platform (preferably IBM API Connect) • Experience building web services with MongoDB as the backend is must have • AWS cloud experience is highly desirable Preferred Qualifications: • 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 • -Ability to research and propose technical solutions, must be innovative • -Must have the ability to establish the API governance standards • -Guide other team members for the daily work • - Must have the ability to create 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 • - Must have trouble shooting skills If you have the required DataPower, API Connect leadership skills and eligible for Contract to Hire Job opportunities - select "Apply Now" and a Vega Staffing Specialist will reach out to you.