DataPower Admin

Key responsibilities:

• IBM Datapower/APIM Product Administration Support
• Environments Day to Day Support
  Infrastructure build and Maintenance
• DataPower Configuration
• Configuring DataPower appliances for security, traffic management, mediation, and data transformation policies.
• API Gateway Management:
  Managing API gateways on DataPower, including access control, rate limiting, and throttling.
• Integration Development:
• Integrating applications and systems using DataPower capabilities such as XSLT, XPATH, and various messaging protocols.
• API Lifecycle Management:
• Managing the full lifecycle of APIs from design to deployment, including versioning, documentation, and monitoring.
• Troubleshooting and Support:
• Identifying and resolving issues related to API connectivity, DataPower configuration, and API performance.
• Depending on the specific role and company needs, you might also be required to have experience with:
• Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python
• Web Services Standards: SOAP, REST, JSON, XML
• Cloud Platforms: AWS, IBM SAAS
• Other IBM Middleware Tools: MQ Series, IBM Sterling Gateway, Tomcat, Control M,

Required Experience

• Expert knowledge of Scripting for automation (BASH, Python, or Ruby).
• Should have good product knowledge on the functionality and different components of the product. Experience on DP and APIC version 10.x is preferred.
• Extensive experience in configuration and administration of IBM DataPower and IBM APIM Appliances.
• Experience in IBM DataPower XI52 architectures.
• Configuring certificates / encryption decryption filed level message level.
• Expertise in troubleshooting DataPower, channels, listeners, intercommunications (TCP/IP) and triggering.
• Experience in initializing/setup of IBM DataPower SOA appliances.
• Perform administrative tasks on IBM DataPower configuration, Interface design, development, maintenance and administrative activity.
• Working knowledge of general security concepts (Authentication, Authorization, Encryption, and Digital signatures), PKI concepts, and TLS.
• Good troubleshooting skills with overall knowledge on DataPower features/concepts.
• Strong UNIX/LINUX experience.
• The candidate should have a strong focus on IBM DataPower and would require
• extensive knowledge of various integration patterns and security standards, best practices, hands-on experience with administration and management of DataPower.
• Java/J2EE programming background is a plus.
• Experience with Mid-tier/mainframe platforms and their associated Operation Systems and Tools including:
  o MQ Series
  o Strong UNIX/scripting
  o RHEL
  o Tomcat