Z​/OS Connect API Engineer

z/OS Connect API Engineer

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** Location*
* Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, NJ, Nashville

** About the job you're considering*
* At Capgemini, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative technology solutions that drive business value and enhance client experiences. You will contribute to the design, development, and continuous improvement of scalable, high-quality solutions in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

** Your role*
* The z/OS Connect API Engineer is responsible for modernizing enterprise mainframe services by enabling secure, scalable, and reusable APIs using IBM z/OS Connect. This role serves as a critical bridge between traditional CICS/COBOL-based systems and modern API-driven, cloud-native architectures, helping organizations accelerate digital transformation while maximizing the value of existing mainframe investments.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in IBM z/OS Connect, API development, mainframe integration technologies, and enterprise security frameworks, along with experience in automation and CI/CD practices.

** Key Responsibilities*
* ** API Development & Integration*
* + Design, develop, and deploy RESTful APIs using IBM z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition.

+ Expose existing CICS, COBOL, and DB2 transactions as modern API services.

+ Create and maintain API service definitions, request/response mappings, and YAML-based configurations.

+ Develop and manage OpenAPI specifications in alignment with enterprise API standards and governance frameworks.

+ Build reusable integration patterns and API accelerators to support rapid service onboarding.

** Security & Authentication*
* + Configure and support enterprise authentication and authorization mechanisms, including:

+ JWT (JSON Web Tokens)

+ OAuth 2.0

+ OpenID Connect (OIDC)

+ RACF

+ Certificate-based authentication

+ Ensure APIs comply with organizational security, compliance, and governance requirements.

** Dev Ops & Deployment*
* + Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions, Gradle, and related Dev Ops tools.

+ Automate API deployment, testing, and release management processes.

+ Support integration with enterprise API management platforms and gateways.

** Platform Support & Optimization*
* + Troubleshoot and resolve API performance, security, configuration, and connectivity issues.

+ Monitor API health, reliability, and service availability.

+ Collaborate with infrastructure, middleware, and application teams to optimize service performance.

** Modernization & Transformation*
* + Support enterprise mainframe modernization initiatives.

+ Contribute to Shadow Service Migration and API enablement programs.

+ Promote API-first and cloud-integration best practices across development teams.

** Required Skills & Experience*
* Core Technologies

+ IBM z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition

+ REST API Development

+ OpenAPI / Swagger Specifications

+ JSON and XML

+ CICS

+ COBOL

+ DB2

+ RACF

Development & Dev Ops

+ Git Hub

+ CI/CD Pipelines

+ Git-based Version Control

+ Gradle Build Automation

Additional Competencies

+ API Design and Development Best Practices

+ Mainframe Integration and Connectivity

+ Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning

+ Enterprise Security and Authentication Frameworks

** Preferred Skills*
* + API Management (APIM)

+ Java Development

+ Spring Boot

+ OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC)

+ Enterprise Integration Patterns

+ Mainframe Modernization Programs

+ Cloud-native Architecture and Microservices

** Technical Competencies*
* + Strong understanding of mainframe application architecture and transaction processing.

+ Experience exposing legacy services as modern REST APIs.

+ Ability to translate business and technical requirements into scalable API solutions.

+ Knowledge of enterprise security, authentication, and authorization…