The Company:
A prominent Fortune 500 financial services firm with a nationwide presence and broad client reach.
Key Responsibilities:
We are seeking an experienced DataPower Administrator/Developer to support enterprise gateway migration, infrastructure integration, and production support initiatives in a secure, large-scale environment. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical acumen in DataPower development, design, and troubleshooting, with a focus on secure APIs and automation.
Key Responsibilities:
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Lead application and gateway migrations from legacy infrastructure to a new environment.
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Provide daily production support, engineering, and infrastructure maintenance.
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Coordinate closely with application and infrastructure teams to manage migrations, including Web DNS updates, firewall requests, and connectivity testing.
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Focus on development, design, and issue resolution of DataPower integrations over routine administration.
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Assist with technical documentation, planning, and strategy using tools such as Confluence.
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Support administrative setup during new environment builds.
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Participate in on-call rotations for monthly major releases and weekly off-cycle deployments, including weekends as needed.
Technical Skills & Qualifications:
Required:
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8+ years of hands-on experience with IBM DataPower (IDG/X2 appliances).
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Strong experience designing and implementing DataPower proxy solutions.
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Expertise in secure integration standards such as OAuth 2.0, WS-Security, JWTs, authentication and authorization.
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Proficient with DataPower Gateway Scripts and XSLT for transformation logic.
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Strong understanding of protocols, orchestration, mediation, encryption, and decryption.
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Experience managing TLS certificate lifecycles and coordinating seamless upgrades across environments.
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High-level debugging and root cause analysis (RCA) skills in production environments.
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Ability to guide application teams on secure integration patterns and best practices.
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Deep knowledge of appliance setup, administration, and networking.
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Familiarity with DevOps automation tools such as TeamCity, Octopus, Git Actions, Terraform, Python, SOMA, and REST API management.
Preferred:
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WebSphere MQ experience.
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Background in the financial services industry or other highly regulated environments.
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Exposure to Kong (not required).
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Familiarity with IBM IIB or other IBM middleware technologies as supplemental skills.
Experience Level:
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8 to 10 years of relevant, hands-on experience.
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Must demonstrate deep, core experience with DataPower—not peripheral involvement with IBM technologies.
Soft Skills:
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Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
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Excellent documentation skills for strategies, designs, and migration plans.
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Positive attitude, collaborative spirit, and quick learning ability.
Education:
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Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
Interview Process:
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Single-round interview with the hiring manager and a technical lead.
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Position is actively funded and ready for immediate onboarding.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Associate Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status under applicable law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply for open positions with our company.