API Platform Engineer

Eliassen Group; Hagåtña (GU); Remote; USD 77,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking an API Platform Engineer for a remote contract role. You will support API modernization, migrate from MuleSoft to Layer7, and design scalable Java/Spring Boot microservices. Collaboration with architecture, security, and DevOps teams is essential in an Agile environment.

The role emphasizes secure, reliable APIs, with W2 benefits and a competitive hourly rate. Applicants must be willing to work on a W2 basis, with medical, dental, vision, 401k and life insurance

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on Broadcom Layer7 API Gateway experience.
• 5+ years of Java development with strong Spring Boot and RESTful API experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support enterprise APIs using Layer7 API Gateway.
• Implement API security policies including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, and mTLS, plus rate limiting and threat protection.
• Configure and maintain Layer7 policies, routing, transformations, mediation, and traffic management.
• Develop and enhance RESTful APIs and Java/Spring Boot microservices.
• Migrate APIs and services from MuleSoft to Layer7.
• Integrate microservices with internal and external REST/SOAP APIs and databases.
• Collaborate with architects, security, and DevOps teams.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.
• Troubleshoot performance, scalability, reliability, and security issues.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and architecture artifacts.
• Participate in API governance and platform standardization.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Broadcom Layer7

MuleSoft

OAuth 2.0

OpenID Connect

JWT

mTLS

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

SQL

Tools

Layer7 API Gateway

Splunk

Dynatrace

AppDynamics

Okta

Ping

Microsoft Entra ID

Job description

API Platform Engineer

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Development

Industry: Financial Services

Workplace Type: Remote

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -102026-109195

Date Posted: 10/25/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/pDdXrj

Description

Remote

Our client seeks an API Platform Engineer with Broadcom Layer7 API Gateway and Java Spring Boot microservices experience to support API modernization and migration from MuleSoft to Layer7. The engineer will analyze existing integrations, migrate gateway functionality, and modernize business logic, orchestration, and data transformations using Java/Spring Boot microservices. The role collaborates with architecture, security, and DevOps teams in an Agile environment to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable APIs.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $56.00 to $66.00/hr. w2

JN -102026-109195

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support enterprise APIs using Layer7 API Gateway.
• Implement API security policies including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, and mTLS, plus rate limiting and threat protection.
• Configure and maintain Layer7 policies, routing, transformations, mediation, and traffic management.
• Develop and enhance RESTful APIs and Java/Spring Boot microservices.
• Participate in migration of APIs and services from MuleSoft to Layer7.
• Integrate microservices with internal and external REST/SOAP APIs, databases, and third-party systems.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, security, and DevOps teams.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.
• 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.

Experience Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of hands‑on Broadcom Layer7 API Gateway experience.
• 5+ years of Java development with strong Spring Boot and RESTful API experience.
• Relational database and SQL experience.
• Security implementations: OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, and mTLS.
• Git‑based workflows and CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Preferred: MuleSoft-to-Layer7 migration experience; monitoring tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, or AppDynamics; Financial Services or Banking experience.
• Nice‑to‑have: API governance, Kafka or event‑driven architecture, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, and Enterprise IAM integrations such as Okta, Ping, or Microsoft Entra ID.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre‑tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked‑in state/locality.

About Eliassen Group

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affectional Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.