About This Role
This API Developer role focuses on developing, migrating, integrating, and securing APIs, with a strong emphasis on IBM API Connect or Axway API Management (APIM). The position ensures smooth transitions between API management platforms while maintaining high performance, scalability, and reliability.
Responsibilities
- Lead API migration from existing API management platforms to IBM API Connect or Axway APIM
- Design, develop, deploy, and validate APIs while ensuring seamless functionality and optimal performance
- Conduct gap analysis and modify existing APIs to meet target platform requirements
- Integrate APIs with backend services and third-party applications
- Implement API security, authentication, and authorization mechanisms
- Work with API gateways, OAuth 2.0, API keys, JWT, JWKS, and other authentication standards
- Implement security protocols, including Mutual TLS, Basic Authentication, SSO, SAML, encryption, decryption, signing, and verification
- Develop and maintain API specifications using OpenAPI Specification (OAS) in YAML format
- Work with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps frameworks to automate API deployment
- Collaborate with API owners, stakeholders, and technical teams to ensure successful project delivery
- Monitor API performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement optimization strategies
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in API Development or similar
- Hands-on experience with IBM API Connect or Axway API Management (APIM)
- Strong experience in API development, API gateways, API migration, and integration
- Good understanding of API authentication, authorization, and security standards
- Experience with OAuth 2.0, API Key Management, JWT, JWKS, SSO, SAML, and Mutual Authentication
- Proficiency in OpenAPI Specification (OAS), YAML, JSON, and REST APIs
- Knowledge of XSLT, XPath, XQuery, and Regular Expressions (RegEx)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Familiarity with Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, and Kibana
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Any Bachelor's Degree
Nice to have:
- Experience in API migration projects involving multiple API management platforms
- Understanding of API security best practices and enterprise integration standards
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in a project-driven environment