Senior API Integration Engineer – IBM API Connect

Job Title: Senior API Integration Engineer – IBM API Connect & DataPower

Experience: 7+ Years

Location: Hyderabad

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior API Integration Engineer with strong expertise in IBM API Connect and IBM DataPower to support enterprise API development, integration, and gateway management.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience configuring API definitions (YAML), implementing DataPower routing and proxy rules, and managing API deployments through CI/CD pipelines. This role requires strong middleware knowledge, troubleshooting expertise, and the ability to work in complex enterprise integration environments.

Key Responsibilities

API Development & Configuration

- Configure and modify API YAML definitions for REST and SOAP services. - Design, develop, and manage APIs using IBM API Connect. - Ensure APIs follow enterprise security, governance, and lifecycle management standards.

IBM DataPower Administration & Routing

- Configure and manage IBM DataPower Gateway services. - Implement routing rules, proxy gateway configurations, and transformation policies. - Design secure API exposure for both internal and external consumers. - Troubleshoot and resolve gateway-level issues including routing errors, timeouts, and connectivity failures.

Integration & Middleware Management

- Integrate internally developed components including: - APIs and web services - IIB broker services - IBM MQ queues - IBM DataPower artifacts - Work with middleware components across distributed environments.

CI/CD & Deployment Automation

- Deploy APIs using pre-existing pipeline tools such as Jenkins. - Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines for API and middleware deployments. - Automate deployment processes using Shell and Python scripting.

Monitoring & Troubleshooting

- Analyze logs and diagnose integration issues across APIs and middleware platforms. - Perform root cause analysis for production incidents and performance issues. - Ensure high availability, performance, and security of API platforms.

Collaboration & Governance

- Work closely with development, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to ensure seamless integration. - Participate in change management, release planning, and production support activities. - Document architecture, configurations, and operational runbooks.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

- 7+ years of experience in API development, middleware, or integration roles. - Strong expertise in IBM API Connect. - Hands-on experience with IBM DataPower Gateway configuration and routing. - Ability to configure and modify API YAML code. - Solid understanding of SOAP, REST, and API design concepts. - Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and deployment pipelines. - Experience deploying APIs using Jenkins or similar tools.

Middleware & Platform Knowledge

- Strong experience working with: - IBM MQ - IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE / IIB) - IBM WebSphere Application Server - Familiarity with middleware command-line tools in AIX, Linux, and Windows environments.

Nice-to-Have Skills

- Experience integrating APIs with enterprise systems and messaging platforms. - Hands-on experience with Jira for tracking and release management. - Scripting expertise using Shell and Python for automation and operational improvements. - Experience in performance tuning and optimization of middleware components. - Familiarity with enterprise security standards and API governance frameworks.

Soft Skills

- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. - Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. - Ability to work in complex, distributed enterprise environments. - Strong documentation and process-oriented mindset.