IBM API Connect Lead

TMS; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TMS in Lansing, MI seeks a senior API/Integration Lead with 10+ years of experience and 5+ years in IBM API Connect (APIC). The role emphasizes designing and delivering secure, scalable API solutions in cloud-native environments, with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and AWS expertise highly valued.

Responsibilities include leading technical teams, mentoring developers, guiding end-to-end API lifecycles, and ensuring solutions align with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of integration/API development experience.
• 5+ years hands-on IBM API Connect (APIC) experience.
• Strong Kubernetes knowledge in cloud-native environments.
• AWS and Red Hat OpenShift experience desirable.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise API/integration solutions.
• Guide technical teams and mentor junior developers.
• Drive end-to-end API lifecycle delivery.
• Build scalable, secure, reusable services aligned with enterprise standards.

Skills

IBM API Connect

Kubernetes

AWS

OpenShift

API security

REST/SOAP

JSON/XML

XSLT

Microservices

Tools

IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE)

IBM MQ

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Red Hat OpenShift

Job description

Role : IBM API Connect Lead

Location : Lansing, MI

Start Date : ASAP

Duration : Long Term

Position details:

Role: IBM API Connect Lead

Location : Lansing, MI. We are seeking a senior technical leader with 10+ years of integration/API development experience and 5+ years of hands-on IBM API Connect (APIC) experience.

The ideal candidate has strong Kubernetes knowledge and experience delivering APIs in containerized, cloud-native environments.

AWS and Red Hat OpenShift experience are highly desirable.

Must-haves: IBM API Connect (APIC), REST/SOAP services, API security (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, TLS), JSON, XML, XSLT, Kubernetes, and proven experience translating business requirements into technical designs and implementation plans.

Core responsibilities: Lead the design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise API/integration solutions; guide technical teams; mentor junior developers; drive end-to-end API lifecycle delivery; and build scalable, secure, reusable services aligned with enterprise standards.

Strong pluses: IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE), IBM MQ, Red Hat OpenShift, CI/CD, AWS EKS, DevOps practices, enterprise integration patterns, and microservices architecture.

Skills - Type of Skill Experience:

Skills

Over All Experience:

US Experience

IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE