API Developer (USAP) - Remote

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This is a contract, remote position

Blue Altair is seeking an API Developer to fulfill the following job duties:

• 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

• Performs in Agile/SCRUM development cycle to deliver solutions that help drive digital commerce

• 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

ADDITIONAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Adhering to all policies, rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Performing other duties or functions as requested by management.

TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

Associate is expected to operate at the functional level across the following areas of technical knowledge and skill:

Required Skills:

• 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.

Desired Skills (Nice to have):

• 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 working 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

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