INTEGRATION SPECIALIST (IBM DATAPOWER GATEWAY)

Job Purpose:

The IBM DataPower Expert is responsible for the design, implementation, configuration, and maintenance of IBM DataPower Gateway appliances to support secure and high-performance API, web service, and application integrations. The role focuses on enforcing security policies, optimizing traffic flow, and ensuring the seamless operation of enterprise integrations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and configure IBM DataPower Gateway appliances for API, SOAP, REST, and MQ-based integrations.
• Implement security protocols including SSL/TLS, OAuth, SAML, and mutual authentication.
• Develop and maintain multi-protocol gateways (MPGs), XML firewalls, and web service proxies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to service mediation, routing, and transformation.
• Create and maintain XSLT, XPath, and XQuery scripts for data transformation.
• Integrate DataPower with external systems (LDAP, SIEM, backend services).
• Manage deployment artifacts across development, staging, and production environments.
• Perform performance tuning, health checks, and capacity planning for DataPower appliances.
• Collaborate with API developers, DevOps, and security teams to ensure consistent policies and architecture.
• Maintain documentation of configurations, deployments, and operational procedures.
• Participate in audits and compliance reviews related to secure data exchange.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• A minimum of 8 years of total career experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with IBM DataPower Gateway appliances (physical or virtual).
• Strong understanding of web services technologies (SOAP, REST, WSDL, JSON, XML).
• Experience with security implementations (OAuth 2.0, TLS, JWT, API keys, LDAP).
• Proficiency with XSLT, XPATH, XQuery, and DataPower-specific scripting.
• Solid understanding of network protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, TCP/IP, DNS).
• Familiarity with IBM API Connect, IBM MQ, and other IBM Integration tools is a plus.
• Experience working in DevOps environments with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• IBM Certified Developer DataPower Gateway or similar certification.
• Experience in hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or IBM Cloud).
• Knowledge of containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift).
• Experience integrating with enterprise IAM, monitoring, or logging systems (e.g., Splunk, QRadar).

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