Application/API Lifecycle Automation Developer

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

📋 Description

• Evaluate the existing EAG automation capabilities and establish baselines within 60 days post-award.

• Create and implement a Section 508-compliant Developer Portal featuring a searchable API catalog, comprehensive documentation, usage instructions, access request workflows, and integration with enterprise IAM.

• Design and execute automated API onboarding workflows that are integrated into IRS-approved CI/CD pipelines.

• Automate processes including registration, routing for access approval, provisioning of gateway configurations, enforcement of policies, and role-based access control (RBAC).

• Achieve a reduction of manual API onboarding steps by at least 75% in accordance with approved schedule milestones.

• Maintain a minimum automated onboarding success rate of 90% without requiring manual rework.

• Implement automation for API governance concerning specifications, governance, security, telemetry, and Zero Trust validation.

• Ensure that 100% of newly onboarded and migrated APIs adhere to Zero Trust requirements prior to production deployment.

• Enhance and sustain AppDynamics and ELK dashboards.

• Develop a roadmap for OpenTelemetry implementation.

• Deliver Developer Portal capabilities, automated onboarding workflow implementation, API governance standards, and updated runbooks as per the Deliverables schedule.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining API lifecycle automation workflows, developer portals, and API governance tools.

• Proficiency in API gateway automation, including configuration-as-code, automated onboarding pipelines, policy enforcement, and RBAC implementation.

• Experience integrating with enterprise CI/CD pipelines within an organization-owned DevSecOps framework; does not own or administer the CI/CD platform.

• Familiarity with developer portal platforms such as Backstage, Stoplight, Kong Dev Portal, Apigee Developer Portal, or similar.

• Knowledge of Zero Trust API security principles, including authentication, authorization, token validation, encryption, API segmentation, and least-privilege access.

• Experience with observability tools like AppDynamics and the ELK stack; familiarity with OpenTelemetry.

• An active IRS Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) is required.

• Preferred: Experience delivering developer portals for Kong, Apigee, MuleSoft, Azure APIM, or AWS API Gateway.

• Preferred: Experience with Section 508 / WCAG 2.1 accessibility compliance.

• Preferred: Experience implementing OpenTelemetry.

• Preferred: Federal IT automation experience with documented quantified SLA achievements.

• U.S. Citizenship is mandatory.

• Must fulfill eligibility criteria for accessing classified information and be capable of obtaining a government-granted security clearance.

• May be subject to background investigations, criminal history checks, verification of employment and education, drug testing, and creditworthiness assessments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance plans.

• Retirement savings options with employer matching.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Flexible work environment and remote work options.

• Paid time off and holidays.