Platform Engineer – Datapower and API Connect

4 weeks ago

Randburg, South Africa SPECD (Pty) Ltd Full time

A banking institution is actively looking to hire a PLATFORM ENGINEER – DATAPOWER AND API CONNECT to join their dynamic team of API Gateway Platform Engineers, who are responsible for shaping the technical API economy for the bank.

The incumbent will work within the Platforms and Engineering Gateway technology tribe responsible for the development, design and run of the Datapower API Gateway platform. Apply platform engineering expertise, critical thinking, design thinking and problem-solving skills to produce well-organized, optimized, and documented source code that successfully delivers platform features, components of the service and solves complex technical problems with high quality solutions. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations of the Datapower API Gateway Platform.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
 

Job Title:                                Platform Engineer – Datapower and API Connect
Employment Type:               12 Months Contract (Renewable), Hybrid
Work Location:                      Randburg, Johannesburg

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
 
  • Leverage platform engineering expertise and a working knowledge of specific platforms (physical Datapower Gateway appliances, API Connect v10, VMware, Kubernetes, AWS services) and their constituent parts to positively contribute to platform feature and service designs.
  • Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting e.g. Kubernetes, Python, Terraform.
  • Use and configure modern observability techniques leveraging e.g. aggregated logging via Elastic Search stack, Kafka, metrics via Prometheus / Grafana.
  • Leverage platform (service design and code) and engineering technical expertise to proactively identify risks and prevent defects.
  • Uphold our technical principles of self-service, scalability, re-usability, resilience & stability in all development practices and deliver feature sets that sustainably deliver on these principles.
  • Enable problem resolution across technical teams, apply and or facilitate root cause analysis, deeply understand the root causes of issues, and find ways to resolve them (sustainably).
  • Optimize, refactor, and reuse components to improve performance and maintainability – ensuring maximum efficiency, effectiveness, and return on investment.
  • Take accountability for maintaining platform standards and best practices, and drive adoption across multiple service teams.
  • Contribute to a high-performance team environment by coaching and mentoring other engineers, support engineering teams on technical solutions and problem resolution, and proactively seek coaching and mentoring from others.


QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
  • +3 years Datapower Gateway experience (admin, operational and development).
  • +3 years API Connect 2018 / v10 experience (admin, operational and development).
  • +3 years coding / scripting languages experience e.g. Python, JavaScript, Bash scripting, GoLang, XSLT, Gateway Scripting.
  • +3 years’ experience in Kubernetes architecture, Networking, Security, Deployment, and Management.
  • +3 years Infrastructure as code (IaC) tooling experience (like Jenkins, GITOPS, AWS CI/CD tools e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, CodeBuilder, CodeDeploy).
  • +3 years analytics tools and Big Data Platforms experience like Elastic Search, Kafka (Hadoop).
 
 
MANDATORY SKILLS:
  • +3 years Datapower Gateway experience (admin, operational and development).
  • +3 years API Connect 2018 / v10 experience (admin, operational and development).
  • +3 years coding / scripting languages experience e.g. Python, JavaScript, Bash Scripting, GoLang, XSLT, Gateway Scripting.
  • +3 years’ experience in Kubernetes architecture, Networking, Security, Deployment, and Management.
  • +3 years Infrastructure as code (IaC) tooling experience (like Jenkins, GITOPS, AWS CI/CD tools e.g., Terraform, CloudForma on, CodeBuilder, CodeDeploy).
  • +3 years analytics tools and Big Data Platforms experience like Elastic Search, Kafka (Hadoop).

BENEFICIAL SKILLS:
  • +3 years messaging protocols and API technologies experience like SOAP and REST.
  • +3 years Web Security protocols experience like OAuth, JWT, OIDC.
  • +3 years Networking experience with a solid understanding of Network layer routing and security.
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist CKS).
  • AWS Associate level certifications.
  • IBM Certified Solution Implementer - DataPower Gateway v10.
  • IBM Certified Solution Implementer - API Connect v10.

PACKAGE & REMUNERATION:
  • Compensation will be determined based on qualifications, applicable experience, and previous earnings.

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