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About the job

Job Title : API Engineer / Integration Engineer

Location : Hyderabad

Experience : 4 to 7 Years

Employment Type : Full-Time / Permanent

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced API Engineer / Integration Specialist with strong hands-on expertise in API YAML configuration, IBM API Connect, and IBM DataPower.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, configuring, securing, deploying, and troubleshooting API integrations in a complex, large-scale enterprise environment.

This role involves working closely with cross-functional engineering, architecture, and DevOps teams to ensure seamless API delivery, secure communication flows, and reliable API lifecycle management.

Key Responsibilities :

API Development, Configuration & Management :

- Configure, customize, and modify API YAML definitions for REST/SOAP APIs.

- Develop API policies, configurations, security rules, and runtime behaviors using IBM API Connect.

- Implement end-to-end API lifecycle management including creation, versioning, publishing, deployment, and retirement.

- Ensure API governance, documentation, and compliance with enterprise standards.

IBM DataPower Integration :

- Configure and manage IBM DataPower Gateway for routing, security enforcement, transformation, and protocol mediation.

- Develop and implement DataPower processing rules, proxy configurations, SSL profiles, and authentication mechanisms.

- Troubleshoot DataPower issues, performance bottlenecks, routing failures, and connectivity problems.

- Integrate DataPower services in high-security and complex multi-network environments.

API Deployment & CI/CD Automation :

- Deploy APIs using Jenkins, Git-based workflows, and pre-existing enterprise pipelines.

- Collaborate with DevOps teams to improve pipeline automation, validation, and quality checks.

- Participate in continuous integration, continuous delivery, and delivery automation initiatives.

Security & Compliance :

- Implement API security best practices including OAuth, JWT, Basic Auth, API keys, and certificate management.

- Configure firewalls, network ACLs, and secure routing for internal/external API communication.

- Ensure compliance with organization-wide security policies, encryption guidelines, and data protection standards.

Troubleshooting & Support :

- Monitor API performance, availability, and error logs using APIC/DataPower monitoring capabilities.

- Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for API failures, routing issues, and policy misconfigurations.

- Provide L2/L3 support for API integration issues and collaborate with the infrastructure, networking, and backend teams.

Collaboration & Documentation :

- Work closely with backend developers, architects, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders.

- Translate integration requirements into technical API specifications.

- Maintain technical documentation, design diagrams, deployment workflows, and API catalogs.

- Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning, estimations, and reviews.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- 4 - 7 years of experience in API development, integration, or middleware technologies.

Strong hands-on experience with :

- IBM API Connect (API Manager, Developer Portal, Gateway Services)

- IBM DataPower Gateway (routing, policy enforcement, transformations)

- Solid ability to configure and modify API YAML code for REST/SOAP specs.

- Strong knowledge of REST APIs, SOAP services, API security, and API lifecycle management.

- Experience deploying APIs through CI/CD pipelines, especially using Jenkins.

- Good understanding of CI/CD concepts, Git workflows, and automated deployments.

Strong understanding of :

- Authentication & security standards (SSL/TLS, OAuth2, JWT)

- Gateway routing rules & proxy configurations

- XML, JSON, XSLT, and transformation logic

Familiarity with Linux environments and basic scripting (Shell/Python is a plus).

Nice to Have :

- Experience with API logging and monitoring tools.

- Knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, routing, load balancers, firewalls).

- Experience in working within financial, banking, or regulated enterprise environments.

- Exposure to containerization (Docker) or Kubernetes/OpenShift