INTEGRATION SPECIALIST (IBM DATAPOWER GATEWAY)

Duncan & Ross; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an Integration Specialist with extensive experience in IBM DataPower Gateway. This role is pivotal in designing and implementing secure, high-performance integrations across APIs, web services, and applications. You will be responsible for optimizing traffic flow, enforcing security policies, and ensuring seamless enterprise integrations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain documentation and participate in audits. If you're passionate about technology and thrive in a dynamic environment, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in IT with 4+ years focused on IBM DataPower.
• Strong understanding of web services and security protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design and configure IBM DataPower Gateway appliances for integrations.
• Implement security protocols and troubleshoot service issues.

Skills

IBM DataPower Gateway

SOAP

REST

OAuth 2.0

XSLT

XQuery

XML

JSON

DevOps

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Related field experience

Tools

IBM API Connect

IBM MQ

Docker

Kubernetes

Red Hat OpenShift

Job description

About the job INTEGRATION SPECIALIST (IBM DATAPOWER GATEWAY)

Job Purpose:

The IBM DataPower Expert is responsible for the design, implementation, configuration, and maintenance of IBM DataPower Gateway appliances to support secure and high-performance API, web service, and application integrations. The role focuses on enforcing security policies, optimizing traffic flow, and ensuring the seamless operation of enterprise integrations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and configure IBM DataPower Gateway appliances for API, SOAP, REST, and MQ-based integrations.
• Implement security protocols including SSL/TLS, OAuth, SAML, and mutual authentication.
• Develop and maintain multi-protocol gateways (MPGs), XML firewalls, and web service proxies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to service mediation, routing, and transformation.
• Create and maintain XSLT, XPath, and XQuery scripts for data transformation.
• Integrate DataPower with external systems (LDAP, SIEM, backend services).
• Manage deployment artifacts across development, staging, and production environments.
• Perform performance tuning, health checks, and capacity planning for DataPower appliances.
• Collaborate with API developers, DevOps, and security teams to ensure consistent policies and architecture.
• Maintain documentation of configurations, deployments, and operational procedures.
• Participate in audits and compliance reviews related to secure data exchange.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• A minimum of 8 years of total career experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with IBM DataPower Gateway appliances (physical or virtual).
• Strong understanding of web services technologies (SOAP, REST, WSDL, JSON, XML).
• Experience with security implementations (OAuth 2.0, TLS, JWT, API keys, LDAP).
• Proficiency with XSLT, XPATH, XQuery, and DataPower-specific scripting.
• Solid understanding of network protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, TCP/IP, DNS).
• Familiarity with IBM API Connect, IBM MQ, and other IBM Integration tools is a plus.
• Experience working in DevOps environments with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• IBM Certified Developer DataPower Gateway or similar certification.
• Experience in hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or IBM Cloud).
• Knowledge of containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift).
• Experience integrating with enterprise IAM, monitoring, or logging systems (e.g., Splunk, QRadar).

Vertical:

Technology