IBM API Connect Lead

Intellibee Inc; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM API Connect Lead is a senior technical leader based in Lansing, MI, driving enterprise API and integration initiatives. The role demands 10+ years in API/integration development and 5+ years hands-on IBM API Connect experience.

You will design, develop, implement, and support scalable, secure services; mentor engineers; lead end-to-end API lifecycle delivery; and ensure solutions align with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of API/integration development experience.
• 5+ years hands-on IBM API Connect (APIC) experience.
• Experience translating business requirements into technical designs and implementation plans.

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 from concept to production.
• Build scalable, secure, reusable services aligned with enterprise standards.

Skills

API development

IBM API Connect

REST/SOAP services

API security

JSON

XML

XSLT

Kubernetes

Tools

IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE)

IBM MQ

Red Hat OpenShift

CI/CD

AWS EKS

Job description

IBM API Connect Lead

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.

Location: Lansing, MI, US

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.

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.

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

Date Posted:13-Aug-2026