API / Integration Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop, maintain, and enhance RESTful APIs along with backend integration components.

• Design middleware workflows, interface connectors, and layers for system integration.

• Implement secure authentication processes, including OAuth2, SAML, and token-based frameworks.

• Facilitate data ingestion, transformation, and exchange across various enterprise systems.

• Troubleshoot integration challenges, log errors, and resolve cross-application communication failures.

• Assist in the implementation of API versioning strategies, schema modifications, and lifecycle management.

• Ensure that secure coding practices for APIs and integration align with DoD cybersecurity standards.

• Collaborate with architects on data mapping, schema modeling, and defining contracts.

• Engage in code reviews, documentation assessments, and integration design discussions.

• Support automated testing of APIs and integration endpoints.

• Maintain documentation for APIs, interface specifications, and technical integration assets.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies and assist in refining user stories related to integration.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must possess an active Top Secret security clearance, backed by a Tier 5 background investigation.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a closely related discipline.

• At least 6 years of experience in API development, system integration engineering, or backend development.

• Proven experience in designing and supporting REST APIs and backend integration services.

• Familiarity with identity and authentication systems is essential.

• Experience in troubleshooting cross-system integrations and backend data flows.

• Background in secure enterprise or federal environments is required.

• Proficiency in developing and consuming REST APIs is necessary.

• Knowledge of authentication and authorization protocols, including OAuth2, JWT, and SAML.

• Familiarity with middleware, integration platforms, and service-to-service communication.

• Understanding of secure coding practices and DoD cybersecurity expectations.

• Experience with version control systems (Git), API documentation tools, and CI/CD workflows.

• CompTIA Security+ certification is required.

• Experience with GraphQL or event-driven integration patterns is preferred.

• Familiarity with AWS GovCloud API services or cloud integration pipelines is preferred.

• Knowledge of microservices, container-based deployment, and service mesh architectures is preferred.

• ITIL v4 Foundation certification is preferred.

• AWS Developer or Architect certification is preferred.

• Certifications specifically related to integration engineering or APIs are preferred.

• Strong problem-solving skills for addressing complex integration and data flow challenges.

• Excellent communication and technical documentation abilities.

• Capacity to interpret business requirements and convert them into technical integration solutions.

• High attention to detail and a commitment to secure and maintainable integration design.

• Strong interpersonal skills for effective cross-team collaboration and coordination.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Regular full-time employment.

• Opportunity to work within a secure, large-scale federal and DoD-aligned mission environment.

• Collaborate with senior architects, cloud engineers, developers, and cybersecurity teams.

• Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action protections.