Job Title: IBM API Developer (APIConnect)
Job Location: Torrance, CA
Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Integration / API Developer with strong hands-on expertise in IBM DataPower API Gateway and IBM API Connect (APIC). The role involves designing, developing, securing, and supporting enterprise APIs and integrations while ensuring high performance, scalability, and security.

• Design, develop, and maintain APIs using IBM API Connect
• Implement API mediation, routing, transformation, and security using IBM DataPower API Gateway
• Develop and configure DataPower services such as:
  • Multi-Protocol Gateway (MPGW)
  • Web Service Proxy
  • XML Firewall
• Implement API security mechanisms including:
  • OAuth 2.0
  • JWT
  • API Keys
  • Mutual TLS
• Develop custom logic using:
  • XSLT
  • GatewayScript (JavaScript)
• Create and manage OpenAPI / Swagger specifications
• Configure SSL/TLS, crypto profiles, certificates, and key management in DataPower
• Integrate APIs with backend systems such as:
  • REST/SOAP services
  • Databases
  • IBM MQ
• Troubleshoot and resolve API and gateway issues using logs, probes, and traces
• Support API lifecycle activities including deployment, versioning, and retirement
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate deployments using CI/CD pipelines
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security and governance standards
• Prepare technical documentation and support knowledge transfer activities