Senior API Gateway Engineer

Senior API Gateway Engineer
ROLE
We need an experienced Senior API Gateway Engineer at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This position supports the IRS Enterprise API Gateway Modernization and Operations (EAGMO) effort migrating the agencys gateway platform from legacy IBM webMethods to a new Government selected this role you will serve as lead technical resource for configuration troubleshooting and engineering support of the Enterprise API Gateway across test pre-production and production environments. You will design routes policies plugins certificates and control/data plane configurations within approved boundaries lead product specific input on the new platform provide technical leadership through migration wave execution and rollback readiness support platform currency activities and produce configuration baselines and runbooks. This is a full time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. Appy today!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as the lead technical resource for day-to-day configuration troubleshooting and engineering support of the Enterprise API Gateway (currently IBM webMethods) across test pre-production and production environments.
• Designs and implements API-side configuration changes routes policies plugins certificates control/data plane patterns within Government-approved architecture and security boundaries.
• Leads product-specific engineering input for the new API Gateway platform installation and configuration once authorized by the Government coordinating closely with IRS infrastructure identity and network teams for anything outside contractor control.
• Provides technical leadership for phased API migration wave execution including equivalent routing/policy/authentication configuration on the target platform and rollback readiness.
• Supports platform currency and technical refresh activities (runtime upgrades SSO/certificate updates gateway component upgrades) at the application/gateway-platform layer.
• Produces or reviews technical artifacts such as the Installation and Configuration Package configuration baselines and runbooks.
• Explicitly does not own enterprise infrastructure architecture does not hold Infrastructure Architect authority and does not make ATO/cybersecurity risk-acceptance decisions.

• 7 years of experience performing similar duties to this role
• Experience may include but is not limited to platforms such as Google Apigee Kong MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager Microsoft Azure API Management AWS API Gateway IBM API Connect RedHat 3scale Axway Amplify WSO2 API Manager Tyk or comparable enterprise API gateway products.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science IT or related field
• MBI is preferred

• Remote Preferred to be based in National Capital Region

• U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident is required
• Ability to obtain IRS Minimum Background Investigation security clearance

• 40 hours per week
• 8 hours per day

• Employment Classification Eligibility W2

• Not eligible for relocation benefits

• Salary range: $155000 $175000
• Benefits: Benefits package includes options for health dental and vision insurance coverage; 401k contribution options

West 4^th Strategy is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion gender sexual orientation ancestry national origin age marital status mental disability physical disability medical condition pregnancy political affiliation military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.

Other Considerations: applicants will be subject to a background investigation. Individuals primary workstation is located in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 80% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC copier fax telephone cell phone etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead bend and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 80% of the time.