IBM DataPower Integration / API Developer at ERIE, PA

Job Description: IBM DataPower Integration / API Developer Location: ERIE, PA- 100% onsite FROM DAY 1 Contract Role Experience: 8 10 Years Role: Senior DataPower Integration / API Developer Primary Skills: IBM DataPower, API Development, REST/SOAP, XML/JSON, API Security Role Summary We are looking for an experienced IBM DataPower Integration/API Developer with 8 10 years of experience in enterprise integration and API development. The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, enhancing, and supporting secure APIs and integration services using IBM DataPower and related technologies.

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience integrating enterprise applications, legacy systems, middleware platforms, and cloud-based services.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, configure, and maintain integration solutions using IBM DataPower Gateway.

Develop and support RESTful APIs and SOAP Web Services.

Configure DataPower services, routing, transformations, security policies, and error handling.

Develop transformations and integration components using XML, JSON, XSLT, XPath, XSD, WSDL, and GatewayScript/JavaScript.

Implement API security using OAuth 2.0, JWT, TLS/mTLS, certificates, authentication, and authorization.

Integrate APIs with backend systems, legacy applications, databases, messaging platforms, and cloud services.

Support modernization of legacy SOAP services and integrations into modern REST/API-based architectures.

Perform impact and dependency analysis for existing DataPower integrations.

Troubleshoot API connectivity, security, certificate, transformation, performance, and production issues.

Implement logging, monitoring, exception handling, and operational support capabilities.

Participate in design reviews, code/configuration reviews, testing, deployment, and production releases.

Support automated deployments through CI/CD pipelines.

Collaborate with architects, application teams, infrastructure, security, DevOps, and business teams.

Prepare and maintain API specifications, interface documentation, deployment procedures, and technical documentation.

Provide technical guidance to junior integration developers.

Required Technical Skills 8 10 years of experience in enterprise integration, middleware, and API development.

Strong hands-on experience with IBM DataPower Gateway.

Strong Experience With

• REST APIs
• SOAP Web Services
• XML / JSON
• XSLT / XPath / XSD
• WSDL
• GatewayScript / JavaScript
• HTTP / HTTPS
• TLS / mTLS and certificate management

Good understanding of API security, including OAuth 2.0 and JWT.

Experience with backend and middleware integration patterns.

Knowledge of synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns.

Experience with API development lifecycle including design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.

Experience with Git, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.

Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.

Preferred Skills Experience with IBM API Connect.

Experience with IBM MQ and messaging-based integrations.

Experience modernizing legacy integrations and SOAP services.

Exposure to AWS/cloud and hybrid-cloud integration.

Understanding of microservices and event-driven architecture.

Experience with API monitoring and performance optimization.

Experience working in large enterprise environments, preferably insurance