About the role
Experience: 4+ Years
Location: Hyderabad
Work mode: On-site
Primary skills:IBM API Connect, Axway APIM, API Developer, API Migration, API Management, API Gateway, REST APIs, OAuth 2.0, JWT, JWKS, OpenAPI, YAML, JSON, CI/CD, Jenkins, Bitbucket, API Security
Qualification: Any Bachelors Degree
Job Overview
Key Responsibilities
- Lead API migration from existing API management platforms to IBM API Connect or Axway APIM.
- Design, develop, deploy, and validate APIs while ensuring seamless functionality and optimal performance.
- Conduct gap analysis and modify existing APIs to meet target platform requirements.
- Integrate APIs with backend services and third-party applications.
- Implement API security, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.
- Work with API gateways, OAuth 2.0, API keys, JWT, JWKS, and other authentication standards.
- Implement security protocols, including Mutual TLS, Basic Authentication, SSO, SAML, encryption, decryption, signing, and verification.
- Develop and maintain API specifications using OpenAPI Specification (OAS) in YAML format.
- Work with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps frameworks to automate API deployment.
- Collaborate with API owners, stakeholders, and technical teams to ensure successful project delivery.
- Monitor API performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement optimization strategies.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in API Development or similar.
- Hands-on experience with IBM API Connect or Axway API Management (APIM).
- Strong experience in API development, API gateways, API migration, and integration.
- Good understanding of API authentication, authorization, and security standards.
- Experience with OAuth 2.0, API Key Management, JWT, JWKS, SSO, SAML, and Mutual Authentication.
- Proficiency in OpenAPI Specification (OAS), YAML, JSON, and REST APIs.
- Knowledge of XSLT, XPath, XQuery, and Regular Expressions (RegEx).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Familiarity with Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, and Kibana.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Experience
- Experience in API migration projects involving multiple API management platforms.
- Understanding of API security best practices and enterprise integration standards.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in a project-driven environment.