Remote API Developer

Summary

The job is a remote contract position for an API Developer at Blue Altair, a digital transformation consulting firm. The role involves implementing API management solutions using Apigee, collaborating with stakeholders, ensuring documentation, troubleshooting production issues, and participating in Agile/SCRUM development cycles.

Requirements

• Advanced skills implementing API Service architectures (SOAP, REST) using any of the market leading API Management tools such as Apigee
• Strong organizational and communication skills both written and verbal
• Solid knowledge of backend server components, APIs, and performance optimization
• Significant understanding of Microservice patterns & concepts & its application in problem solving
• Experience with Continuous Integration and automated testing strategies
• Adept at mapping customer requirements to a solution approach
• Technical knowledge in a PaaS, SaaS and IaaS environment
• Understanding of object-oriented programming to include but not limited to: Go, NodeJS, PHP, Python, Ruby, NET / C#, C, Java, Perl, JavaScript
• Hands-on experience working with JSON, REST, SOAP, OAuth, and Swagger

Responsibilities

• Implements API management solutions using Apigee to include API proxies, security and analytics
• Collaborates with Business Analysts and stakeholders to evaluate and understand business concepts and processes
• Ensures documentation is created and remains updated for Apigee-related work
• Helps troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to the Apigee platform
• Collaborates with Technical Architects
• Participates in coordinated planning sessions, provides effort estimates and timeline commitments
• Refines and grooms the product backlog and user stories
• Works with a cross-functional team to build new features and functionalities into the Drupal-based Developer Portal, with a focus on improving the integration experience for API consumers
• Writes Open API spec and smart docs for on-boarding APIs to developer portal
• Works with other developers to ensure teams are meeting the objectives of the business while adhering to established technical and architectural standards and practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent comprehension of API Management concepts and experience using API Management solutions namely Google Apigee, CA Layer 7, IBM API Connect, Akana, Tibco Mashery, or MuleSoft
• Broad understanding of mobile, cloud, on premise, and hybrid solutions as well as containers and deployment platforms (Azure, AWS, Openshift, etc)
• Experience with Drupal, Wordpress, Magento, etc
• Experience with networking protocols and technology: TCP/IP, SMTP, FTP, HTTP, DNS, WAN, LAN, VPN, LDAP, Internet, Intranet, Extranet
• Proficiency with PowerShell, Bash, SQL
• Managed File Transfer (MFT) and/or B2B using products like Manhattan Associates DOM, IBM Sterling File Gateway, etc
• Background and experience with containerization, orchestration engines, and application definition tools – such as Docker, Kubernetes, and HELM

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through the Star Elements program