Platform Engineer

Job Title:

Platform Engineer

Job Location:

Remote

Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

We are seeking an API Platform Engineer with strong expertise in Broadcom Layer7 API Gateway and Java/Spring Boot microservices to support our API modernization initiatives and migration from Mule Soft to Layer
7.

This individual will work closely with our existing API Engineering team to analyze existing integrations, migrate API gateway functionality to Layer7, and modernize business logic, orchestration, and data transformations using Java/Spring Boot and ASP.NET microservices.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer who combines API gateway expertise with modern microservices development experience.

• Design, develop, and support enterprise APIs using Layer7 API Gateway.
• Implement API security policies including OAuth 2.0, JWT, mTLS, rate limiting, and threat protection.
• Configure and maintain Layer7 gateway policies, routing, transformations, mediation, and traffic management.
• Develop and enhance RESTful APIs, Java/Spring Boot microservices and integration services.
• Participate in migration of APIs and services from Mule Soft to Layer
  7.
• Design and integrate microservices with internal and external REST/SOAP APIs, databases, and third-party systems.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, security teams, and Dev Ops teams.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Troubleshoot performance, scalability, reliability, and security issues.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and architecture artifacts.
• Participate in API governance and platform standardization initiatives.

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on Broadcom Layer7 API Gateway experience.
• 5+ years of Java development experience.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot and RESTful API development.
• Experience with relational database and SQL
• Experience implementing:
  • OAuth 2.0
  • OpenID Connect
  • JWT
  • Mutual TLS (mTLS)
• Experience with Git-based development workflows.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, or similar.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

• Experience participating in Mule Soft-to-Layer7 migrations.
• Splunk, Dynatrace, App Dynamics, or similar monitoring tools.
• Financial Services or Banking industry experience.

• API governance experience.
• Experience with Kafka or event-driven architecture.
• Experience with Mule Soft Anypoint Platform.

Enterprise IAM integrations (Okta, Ping, Microsoft Entra ).