Senior Gateway Platform Engineer
Reston, VA - USA
Job Summary
Overview
Acuity Inc. seeks a Senior Gateway / Platform Engineer to support the operation modernization and migration of a large federal Enterprise API Gateway environment. This role supports API gateway configuration platform engineering integration validation documentation and production readiness across the current IBMwebMethodsbaseline hybrid on-prem/cloud environments and future approved target gateway platforms.
The Senior Gateway / Platform Engineer helps sustain reliable gateway operations while implementing approved modernization migration automation observability and platform-currency activities. This role works within approved architecture security infrastructure CI/CD and release processes to deliver controlled validated and documented API gateway outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Configure and support enterprise API gateway environments across development test pre-production production hybrid on-prem/cloud and approved dual-run environments
- Install configure integrate andvalidateAPI gateway platform components for approved modernization technical refresh platform currency and target-platform readiness activities
- Configure gateway routes services policies certificates consumers plugins authentication authorization logging telemetry and environment promotion patterns
- Support API onboarding updates lifecycle changes versioning deprecation retirement and migration-readiness activities across current centralized onboarding and future automated onboarding models
- Develop technical inputs for API inventories migration sequencing cutover readiness rollback planning and dual-run operations
- Support migration of APIs from IBMwebMethodsto a target API gateway platform through approved migration waves
- Troubleshoot gateway issues involving routing connectivity latency availability policy enforcement identity integration logging telemetry and platform configuration
- Coordinate gateway integration touchpoints with approved identity network monitoring logging incident-management change-management CI/CD OpenShift/container platform and observability processes
- Perform product-specific validation including connectivity regression security performance observability and operational readiness checks
- Prepare configuration baselines as-built documentation runbooks release evidence rollback materials and knowledge-transfer artifacts
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or a related field or equivalent relevant experience
- 7 years of experience supporting enterprise API gateway integration middleware or application platform environments
- Hands-on experience with one or more enterprise API gateway products such as IBMwebMethodsAPI Gateway Google Apigee Kong MuleSoftAnypointAPI Manager Microsoft Azure API Management AWS API Gateway IBM API Connect Red Hat 3scale Axway Amplify WSO2 API ManagerTyk or comparable platforms
- Experience configuring gateway routes services policies certificates consumers plugins authentication authorization logging telemetry and promotion patterns
- Experience supporting API onboarding publication lifecycle management versioning deprecation retirement and migration readiness
- Experience supporting gateway modernization platform currency technical refresh production readiness release evidence rollback planning and hybrid or containerized gateway environments
- Experience troubleshooting API gateway issues across development test pre-production production or dual-run environments
- Familiarity with CI/CD-enabled deployment processes configuration-as-code concepts change control release coordination and operational validation including environments with partial manual deployment steps
- Ability to coordinate effectively across architecture infrastructure cybersecurity CI/CD database network identity operations and release teams
- Strong written communication skills for technical documentation validation evidence runbooks release materials and knowledge transfer
Clearance Requirement
- Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain andmaintainU.S. federal suitability
About Acuity
At Acuity your work mattersand so does your experience. Were a management and technology consulting firm supporting critical federal missions where youll have the opportunity to solve meaningful challenges work alongside high-performing teams and make a real impact from day one.
Why Youll Love Working Here:
Grow Your Career Your Way
We invest in you with personalized development plans mentorship and up to $3000 annually for training and certifications and up to $3000 for degree seeking programsso you can keep building the career you want.
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Youll work on cutting-edge solutions that support important government missions in an environment that encourages new ideas and continuous improvement.
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Feel Valued and Rewarded
We offer competitive compensation comprehensive benefits and a strong focus on work-life balance so you can perform at your bestat work and at home.
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Our employees consistently rank us among the bestearning honors like Best Places to Work (Washington Business Journal 9 years) and Top Workplaces (The Washington Post ).
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Join Acuity and be part of a team where your ideas are valued your growth is supported and your work drives meaningful outcomes.
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