Remote API & Integration Engineer

Initiate Government Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

401K match

Paid time off

Education assistance

Job summary

Initiate Government Solutions is seeking an Integration Developer to design, build, and secure RESTful APIs and data integrations for federal systems. You will work remotely with VA access and collaborate across teams to deliver reliable data exchange and scalable integration solutions.

The role requires API design expertise, cloud platform experience (Azure/AWS/GCP), and a strong SDLC background. A US citizenship clearance is required for this federal-facing position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE/IT or related field.
• Knowledge of integration patterns: hub-and-spoke, event-driven, pub/sub, ESB, iPaaS.
• Hands-on API design and development: RESTful services, SOAP, GraphQL.
• Security standards: OAuth2, JWT, SAML, API keys; versioning & throttling.
• Experience with at least one cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Data mapping, transformation, orchestration across heterogeneous systems.
• Experience SDLC across multiple environments; CI/CD pipelines.
• US Citizenship required due to clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and integrate RESTful APIs — connecting third-party and internal systems for reliable data exchange.
• Implement API security (OAuth2, JWT, API keys), versioning, rate limiting, and robust error handling.
• Design and implement asynchronous processing using message queues and event streaming.
• Manage the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including developing, testing, and deploying integration processes across Test, UAT, and Production environments.
• Monitor integration performance, proactive troubleshooting issues, and post-deployment support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize data flows and ensure adherence to integration best practices.
• Take ownership of assigned projects, manage stakeholder expectations.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

API design

RESTful services

OAuth2

JWT

SAML

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE/IT

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

SOAP

GraphQL

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Initiate Government Solutions is seeking an Integration Developer to design, build, and secure RESTful APIs and data integrations for federal systems. You will work remotely with VA access and collaborate across teams to deliver reliable data exchange and scalable integration solutions.

The role requires API design expertise, cloud platform experience (Azure/AWS/GCP), and a strong SDLC background. A US citizenship clearance is required for this federal-facing position.