DataPower Consultant (12+ Years)(Locals)

Role: DataPower Consultant

Exp: 12+ Years

Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)

Independents Only

Skills Required:

• Minimum 10+ years of experience on DataPower X2/X3 appliances to secure integrations.

• Strong knowledge on DataPower proxy implementations/Design.

• Provide innovative integration solutions and able to define the common standard frameworks.

• Strong implementation of knowledge on security (OAuth 2.0 / WS-Security / Authentication and Authorization / JWTs) etc.

• Strong implementation of knowledge on DataPower Gateway scripts / XSL Transformations etc.

• Good amount of knowledge on Protocols / Orchestration / Mediation / Encryption / Description, etc.

• Good knowledge of TLS Certs / Renewal / Coordination with teams to seamlessly upgrade in lower/production environments.

• Drive through the configurations of each domain/appliance and make sure to work with app teams on API cleanup and maintain pristine configurations.

• Deep dive into error handling along with more detailed troubleshooting knowledge of APIs.

• Debugging skills should be very high in identifying the root causes and documenting production of RCAs and Production Tasks.

• Ability to work with many application teams and educate/guide the [COMPANY] secure integration design patterns.

• Should have good knowledge on DataPower Administration, Appliances Initialization, Setup and Networking.

• Drive initiatives of [COMPANY] new Data Center DataPower and WMQ builds.

• Partner with cross functional teams (e.g. Security/Infra Architecture/Scale/EA/App Dev and define the best routing patterns between/across the multiple Data Centers.

• Good knowledge on CI/CD DevOps automations using ([CI/CD_TOOL_1] / [CI/CD_TOOL_2] / [SCM_TOOL] / Terraform / Python).

• Good knowledge of SOMA/REST management automations on code/config migrations to higher environments.

• Good knowledge on setting up/Installations of IBM WebSphere MQ environments.

• Setup failover / HA on WMQ environments.

• Should have setup and operating knowledge on DataPower Ops Dashboard (DPOD).

• Should have a good amount of API debugging skills through [MONITORING_TOOL_1] / [MONITORING_TOOL_2] etc.

• Must have a positive attitude, quality team building skills, quick learners, good interpersonal skills, and soft skills.

• Should have good documentation skills to draft the strategies/migration plans/runbooks/knowledge articles etc. using [DOCUMENTATION_PLATFORM].