Sr. Software Engineer Lead (IBM APIC and Datapower) - Remote / Telecommute

We are looking for Sr. Software Engineer Lead (IBM APIC and Datapower) - Remote / Telecommute for our client in Reston VA.

Job Title: Sr. Software Engineer Lead (IBM APIC and Datapower) - Remote / Telecommute

Job Location: Reston VA

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Pay Range: $82.12hr - $87.12hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science.
• 8+ years of experience in software design and development, software test and evaluation, and software requirements management.
• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.
• Proficiency with IBM API Connect V10 and IBM DataPower Gateway V10.
• Experience with IBM API Connect SaaS and AWS API Gateway.
• Knowledge of OpenAPI Specification 2.0/3.0 and SwaggerHub.
• Experience with GraphQL.
• Proficiency in Node.js, Python, and Bash/Shell Scripting.
• Experience with Bitbucket/Git, Jenkins, and Terraform.
• Experience with CI/CD Pipelines and Amazon Q Developer.
• Experience with SoapUI.

• Lead a team of software engineers in the design, development, and implementation of multiple applications.
• Perform and lead detailed technical design, coding, code review, and testing of new applications and enhancements.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for specified systems and their subsequent applications.
• Ensure compliance to dev/sec/ops practices and policies.
• Identify gaps in requirements and solve problems for supporting staff.
• Lead the evaluation of risk and opportunity impacts and implement risk mitigation actions.
• Support the Project Manager as the technical team lead and estimate technical costs of projects.
• Participate in migration of APIs, Products, Catalogs, Developer Portals, and DataPower configurations from IBM API Connect On-Prem to IBM APIC SaaS.
• Design, develop, implement, test, and publish APIs on IBM API Connect V10, IBM APIC SaaS, and AWS API Gateway platforms.
• Review API specifications for compliance with enterprise standards, governance frameworks, and security requirements.
• Establish and maintain API governance standards, development guidelines, and lifecycle management processes.
• Design and support hybrid cloud integrations across SaaS, AWS API Gateway, and on-premises systems.
• Design and develop reusable API frameworks and integration components utilizing OpenAPI Specifications.
• Design and implement custom API and DataPower gateway flows, security policies, routing, and transformation services.
• Generate operational, usage, and performance reports using APIM Analytics and Datadog dashboards.
• Design and implement automated API testing frameworks and integrate them into Jenkins and Bitbucket CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement API security using OAuth 2.0, JWT, OpenID Connect (OIDC), Single Sign-On (SSO), RBAC, IAM, Venafi, and CyberArk.
• Monitor API platforms using Datadog, distributed tracing, metrics, logging, and observability solutions.
• Perform technical research, conduct proof-of-concepts (POCs), and recommend modern cloud solutions.

• IBM API Connect V10.
• IBM DataPower Gateway V10.
• IBM API Connect SaaS.
• AWS API Gateway.
• OpenAPI Specification 2.0/3.0.
• SwaggerHub.
• GraphQL.
• Node.js.
• Python.
• Bash/Shell Scripting.
• Bitbucket/Git.
• Jenkins.
• Terraform.
• CI/CD Pipelines.
• Amazon Q Developer.
• SoapUI.
• OAuth 2.0.
• JWT.
• OIDC.
• Datadog.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives.
• Strong innovation and solution design capabilities.
• Ability to establish standards and drive adoption across teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills.
• Strategic thinking and roadmap planning capabilities.