Lead Infrastructure Engineer (IBM DataPower/APIM)

Lead Infrastructure Engineer (IBM DataPower/APIM)

Required Skills

Specific Required Skills:

a. This Role requires 6+ years of DataPower and API Connect administration and Support.

b. Environment Infrastructure Build and Automation

c. Strong Scripting and Automation experience

d. Strong Hands-on Middleware experience

e. Extensive SDLC experience

f. Ability to analyze and trouble-shoot Mid-tier/Mainframe infrastructure issues.

Job Duties:

• Hands on technical and Architecture skills

• Exposure to a variety of other platforms and Technologies is a Plus, including IBM

• RHEL, TOMCAT, Cloud AWS, Ansible is a Plus

• Automation experience is a required

• Troubleshooting DataPower domain application issues and certificate crypto object issues

• Installation and configuration of DataPower Appliances.

• Experience automating the configuration of servers / virtual machines with solutions such as Ansible or equivalent

• Understanding of Middleware architecture and working knowledge of various Middleware application server integration

• Configure and administration of IBM API Connect and IBM DataPower appliances.

• Maintain working knowledge of API security standards and implementation (Oauth 2.0, OpenID, JSON, Web Token, JOSE, x509 certificates); Maintain knowledge of API security certification, authentication, authorization, IP security setup, and endpoint configuration.

• Good knowledge of Network concepts and F5 Load balancers

• Working knowledge on SSL certificates implementation

• Solid understanding of J2EE application deployment patterns and n-tier architectures

• Understanding of SOA and web services and their deployment in DataPower.

Required Experience

• Expert knowledge of Scripting for automation (BASH, Python, or Ruby).

• Should have good product knowledge on the functionality and different components of the product. Experience on DP and APIC version 10.x is preferred.

• Extensive experience in configuration and administration of IBM DataPower and IBM APIM Appliances.

• Experience in IBM DataPower XI52 architectures.

• Configuring certificates / encryption decryption - filed level message level.

• Expertise in troubleshooting DataPower, channels, listeners, intercommunications (TCP/IP) and triggering.

• Experience in initializing/setup of IBM DataPower SOA appliances.

• Perform administrative tasks on IBM DataPower configuration, Interface design, development, maintenance and administrative activity.

• Working knowledge of general security concepts (Authentication, Authorization, Encryption, and Digital signatures), PKI concepts, and TLS.

• Good troubleshooting skills with overall knowledge on DataPower features/concepts.

• Strong UNIX/LINUX experience.

• The candidate should have a strong focus on IBM DataPower and would require extensive knowledge of various integration patterns and security standards, best practices, hands-on experience with administration and management of DataPower.

• Java/J2EE programming background is a plus.

• Experience with Mid-tier/mainframe platforms and their associated Operation Systems and Tools including:

o MQ Series

o Strong UNIX/scripting

o RHEL

o Tomcat