Senior DataPower Engineer / C2H / USC-/ Fort Mill, SC

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Contract-to-Hire | Senior DataPower Engineer

Fort Mill, SC (Hybrid: 3 Days Onsite, 2 Days Remote)

We re seeking a highly experienced DataPower Engineer to join our team in Fort Mill, SC . This is a Contract-to-Hire role for professionals who are passionate about secure integrations, high-performance API management, and enterprise-scale solutions.

Note: Only candidates who can work onsite 3 days a week and are s will be considered.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Configure, design, develop, and maintain DataPower (IDG/X2) appliances.
  • Implement security integrations (AAA, OAuth, SAML, JWT, Kerberos, Encryption/Decryption, WS-Security).
  • Integrate DataPower with WMQ and Tibco EMS for secure synchronoasynchronous messaging.
  • Perform appliance initialization, network configuration, firmware, and license upgrades.
  • Manage and monitor environments using DataPower Ops Dashboard (DPOD).
  • Deploy DataPower in Containers/Kubernetes environments.
  • Automate SSL certificate deployment and password alias mapping.
  • Develop and troubleshoot API orchestration, mediation, and protocol bindings.
  • Debug and tune performance for services/APIs.
  • Handle message translations (JSON SOAP).
  • Work with WSDL, XML, XSLT, JSON, XPath, and Gateway scripts.
  • Drive DevOps automation (Octopus, TeamCity, Ansible) for deployments.
  • Execute SOMA/CLI automations and Disaster Recovery procedures.
  • Maintain design documents, artifacts, and task lists.
  • Provide frontline troubleshooting, RCA, and integration recommendations.

Required Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience in DataPower configuration, administration, and development.
  • Strong knowledge of security enforcement and API gateway principles.
  • Hands-on with containers, Kubernetes, SSL cert management, and DevOps automation.
  • Expertise in integration patterns, performance tuning, and debugging.
  • Strong verbal and written communication with ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

Nice to Have:

  • Experience with F5 Load Balancers and WebSphere MQ clusters.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD automation (TeamCity, Octopus, etc.).
  • Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
  • XML technologies expertise (XSD, XSLT, DTD ) and parsers (SAX, DOM, JAXB, XML Beans)