API Engineer

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced API Platform Engineer to design, develop, and support enterprise‑scale API platforms that enable secure, reliable, and high‑performance integration across mission‑critical applications and services. This role requires close collaboration with clients, architects, developers, and operations teams to deliver scalable API solutions that support modern digital transformation initiatives.

• Experience in backend or platform engineering, including distributed systems and API design
• Experience in software development using Java or Python
• Experience with designing, deploying, and operating real‑time, low‑latency API platforms at scale such as Apigee, Gravitee, Kong, AWS API Gateway, or Mulesoft
• Experience with Dev Ops practices and technologies, including Docker, Helm, Kubernetes, and Git Ops workflows
• Experience with protocols, including HTTP, gRPC, or Web Sockets, caching, load balancing, and API security
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with Git and collaboration tools, including Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, Nexus, or Bitbucket
• Experience in gathering requirements and engaging with clients
• Secret clearance
• HS diploma or GED

• Experience with SQL, Server‑Side Development, Middleware, Application or Data Integration, API Development, Core Application Systems, Node.js, Groovy, Scala, Spring Cloud, Spring Core, Spring‑Boot, or Spring Data
• Experience with using a message broker, such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Bachelors degree in IT, Cybersecurity, or related field
• DoW 8140 Certification

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;
Secret clearance is required.

Salary range $86,800.00 to $ (annualized USD). Relies on location, education, skills, and experience.

Posting will close within 90 days from the posting date.

Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits; paid leave; professional development; tuition assistance; work‑life programs; dependent care. Full‑time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours a week are eligible for the benefit programs; those below threshold are limited to select offerings.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.