DataPower Engineer (Req#213) at iTech AG in Arlington, Virginia

Job Description:

OVERVIEW iTech AG is searching for a DataPower Engineer with experience and technical knowledge of web services, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and Enterprise Service Buses (ESB). This role will work in a team environment. The DataPower Engineer is responsible for administration and troubleshooting.   RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Responsible for administering and troubleshooting DataPower, APIs, and/or data transformation throughout the environment.


• Assist with web services, multiple protocol gateways, and additional network/gateway interfaces.


• Provide input and develop solutions for DataPower and API’s.


• Provide support, troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving.


• Design, implement, document, and deploy solutions on a DataPower and/or API


• Work with internal partners, external partners, and SMEs.


• Drive the solution discussions with customer SMEs, Business teams


• Understand client application landscape and environment for middleware integrations/technologies


• Perform other duties as assigned 

• 5 - 9 years of related work experience.


• 5 years of IT experience with 3+ years of experience in development work using DataPower, APIs, Message Transformations, etc.


• 3 - 5 years of experience in providing solutions in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and REST-based architecture using DataPower, APIs, or similar products.


• Experience in developing DataPower and/or API-based solutions using web service proxies, Multi-Protocol Gateways (MPG), XML Firewalls, HTTPS, APIs, etc.


• Knowledge of IBM MQ and ActiveMQ technology and integration with DataPower.


• Be knowledgeable and understand certificate management along with the deployment and installation of certificates. 


• Experience using digital certificates for SSL mutual authentication and encryption. 

• 2 - 5 years of work experience and B.S. degree. Bachelor of Science (BS) can be substituted with an additional 4 years of related experience. 

• Strong knowledge of XML, WSDL, XSLT, JSON, XML Schema, and XPATH.


• Experience in supporting and troubleshooting issues with an ability to understand the system logs and system errors.


• Good Analytical and logical problem-solving abilities and good interpersonal skills.


• Ability to take ownership of the task and work independently, with the team, and with application support teams


• Knowledge and understanding of programming languages; ex JAVA, Bash, scripting, python, C, etc. 

• Ability to maintain and obtain a Public Trust.


• Pursuant to a government contract, U.S. Citizenship is required.