Staff Engineer (IBM APP Connect)

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We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at a scale — across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18000+ experts across 40 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We are looking for great new colleagues. That is where you come in!

Requirements

• Experience : 5.5+ years
• Strong experience working with IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) / IBM Integration Bus technologies.
• Strong hands-on coding expertise in ESQL, XSLT, and Java.
• Proven experience in designing, developing, implementing, and supporting enterprise integration solutions using IBM ACE.
• Hands-on experience developing message flows, web services, APIs, and data transformation solutions.
• Strong understanding of REST, XML, JSON, WSDL, SOAP, JMS, HTTPS, SSL, and CSV formats.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise integration patterns, middleware technologies, messaging architectures, and data exchange formats.
• Good understanding of API security mechanisms including OAuth 2.0, JWT, SSL/TLS, and authentication/authorization frameworks.
• Experience with IBM API Connect v10 or later, including API development, API Gateway configuration, and Developer Portal management.
• Solid experience with IBM MQ, including configuration, administration, troubleshooting, and messaging integration patterns.
• Strong understanding of database technologies and data integration concepts.
• Proficiency in Java or other programming languages used for IBM ACE custom development.
• Good understanding of Unix/Linux environments and command-line operations.
• Basic understanding of cloud concepts and cloud-native integration architectures.
• Experience creating and implementing CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation processes.
• Familiarity with API Gateway technologies, IBM DataPower, and cloud platforms such as IBM Cloud, Azure, or AWS is an added advantage.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Experience working in Agile development environments and enterprise integration projects is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and support enterprise integration solutions using IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE).
• Develop and maintain message flows, web services, APIs, and data transformation solutions using IBM ACE technologies.
• Build scalable and high-performance integration solutions using ESQL, XSLT, Java, and enterprise middleware technologies.
• Design and implement RESTful and SOAP-based services using XML, JSON, WSDL, JMS, HTTPS, SSL, and CSV formats.
• Develop, publish, and manage APIs using IBM API Connect v10 or later.
• Configure and manage API Gateway policies for security, rate limiting, transformation, and traffic management.
• Customize and maintain the IBM API Connect Developer Portal to support API consumers and developers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate APIs and middleware solutions with backend applications and enterprise systems.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize API and integration performance using analytics and monitoring tools.
• Implement API security mechanisms using OAuth 2.0, JWT, SSL/TLS, and other enterprise security standards.
• Manage the complete API lifecycle including design, versioning, staging, publishing, deployment, monitoring, and retirement.
• Configure, administer, and troubleshoot IBM MQ-based messaging solutions and integrations.
• Develop and implement CI/CD pipelines to automate integration and API deployments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to APIs, integrations, middleware platforms, and messaging systems.
• Work closely with architecture, infrastructure, cloud, and DevOps teams to ensure scalable, secure, and reliable integration solutions.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise integration standards, governance frameworks, and best practices.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.