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Lead Gateway Engineer

22 hours, 58 minutes ago
United States
Full-time
Lead
Platform Engineer
DevOps and Infrastructure
API Gateway CI/CD GitOps HTTP JSON JWT Kong Kubernetes OAuth OpenAPI OpenID Connect OpenShift OpenTelemetry REST API SAML Secrets Management Splunk TLS XML
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Makpar

Makpar

Makpar is an award-winning cybersecurity consultant specializing in IT modernization for the Federal government. The company's in-house Research & Development Lab innovates to build tailored solutions for government agencies.

Internet Software & Services
51-250
Founded 2008
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Description

  • Lead API gateway engineering for one or more enterprise gateway platforms, including legacy IBM webMethods and the government-authorized target platform.
  • Configure gateway routes, services, consumers, policies/plugins, certificates, authentication and authorization patterns, rate limits, logging, telemetry, and environment promotion.
  • Support API migration planning and execution, including inventory review, wave sequencing, dual-run support, rollback planning, cutover readiness, and validation evidence.
  • Implement gateway-side security patterns such as Zero Trust, OAuth2/OIDC/SAML/JWT/mTLS, RBAC, token validation, and policy enforcement within IRS-approved boundaries.
  • Provide technical direction to Gateway Engineers on implementation, troubleshooting, documentation, release evidence, and validation tasks.
  • Coordinate with architecture, cybersecurity, infrastructure, network, identity, ServiceNow, monitoring, and CI/CD teams.
  • Produce and review configuration baselines, migration packages, release evidence, operational runbooks, implementation steps, rollback plans, and knowledge-transfer materials.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in API management, integration engineering, middleware engineering, platform engineering, or related enterprise systems work.
  • 4+ years of hands-on experience with enterprise API gateway products such as Google Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, Microsoft Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway, IBM API Connect, Red Hat 3scale, Axway Amplify, WSO2 API Manager, Tyk, IBM webMethods API Gateway, or comparable products.
  • Experience implementing or sustaining secure API gateway capabilities in production or mission-critical environments.
  • Experience with API security patterns including OAuth2/OIDC, SAML, JWT, mTLS, API keys, RBAC, certificates, token validation, scopes/claims, secrets handling, and least-privilege access concepts.
  • Experience with REST APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger, JSON/XML, HTTP/S, TLS, routing, policy enforcement, and API lifecycle management.
  • Experience supporting production releases through change management, validation, rollback readiness, and operational acceptance.
  • Strong documentation and technical communication skills.
  • Active IRS MBI or recent IRS suitability.
  • Experience with IBM webMethods API Gateway and at least one modern target gateway such as Kong, Apigee, MuleSoft, Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway, IBM API Connect, or WSO2.
  • Experience supporting API migration from legacy gateway or middleware platforms to modern gateway platforms.
  • Experience with Ping Access, Ping Federate, OAuth2/OIDC/SAML identity integrations, custom adapters, token transformation, protected application routing, or identity-provider integration.
  • Experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, containers, hybrid cloud, GitOps/configuration-as-code, AppDynamics, ELK/Splunk, OpenTelemetry, or comparable observability tooling.
  • FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, IRS IRM 10.8, IRS Publication 4812, or comparable federal security-control experience.
  • Relevant API gateway, cloud, Kubernetes/OpenShift, or security certifications.

Benefits

  • Generous compensation package.
  • Flexible work schedules.
  • Excellent training and career development opportunities.
  • Outstanding benefits package.
  • Supportive environment that encourages employees to collaborate and be inquisitive.
  • Employer focus on employee well-being, including keeping employees happy, healthy, and engaged.

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