Job Title: IBM DataPower XI52 & XG45 Developer
Location: [Insert Location]
Job Type: [Full-Time / Contract]
Department: IT – Middleware / API Security
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced IBM DataPower Developer with hands-on expertise in DataPower XI52 and XG45 Gateway appliances. You will design, develop, configure, and secure integrations for enterprise applications and external partners — focusing on API security, XML threat protection, and high-performance gateway solutions.
Key Responsibilities
✅ Solution Design & Development
Develop and configure services on IBM DataPower XI52 and XG45 appliances.
Build Multi-Protocol Gateways (MPGW), Web Service Proxies (WSP), and XML Firewalls (XFW) to enable secure API traffic.
Develop and deploy REST and SOAP web services with message transformation and protocol mediation.
✅ Security & Threat Protection
Configure advanced threat protection, XML/JSON schema validation, and payload inspection.
Implement AAA policies for authentication and authorization (LDAP, OAuth 2.0, SAML).
Manage SSL/TLS configurations, digital certificates, keys, and cryptographic profiles.
✅ Integration & Transformation
Perform complex message transformations using XSLT, XSD, WSDL, and JSON/XML conversions.
Integrate DataPower gateways with back-end systems such as IBM MQ, IIB/ACE, or other ESBs.
Support routing, load balancing, and policy enforcement.
✅ Support & Troubleshooting
Monitor appliance health and logs; debug message flows and resolve integration or connectivity issues.
Optimize performance and maintain high availability of secure gateways.
Provide Level 2/3 support for production incidents and participate in on-call rotation if required.
✅ Collaboration & Documentation
Work closely with application teams, architects, network/security engineers, and external partners.
Maintain technical documentation for configurations, policies, and deployment standards.
Participate in design reviews, security audits, and code/configuration reviews.
Required Skills & Experience
✔ 4–8 years of experience in IBM DataPower XI52 and XG45 configuration and support.
✔ Strong understanding of secure gateway patterns, XML threat protection, protocol mediation, and service hardening.
✔ Deep knowledge of SOAP, REST, XML, JSON, XSLT, XSD, WSDL, XPath, GatewayScript.
✔ Hands-on experience with AAA policies, OAuth2, SAML, LDAP, and certificate/key management.
✔ Solid experience integrating with IBM MQ, IIB/ACE, or other middleware solutions.
✔ Good troubleshooting skills: analyze logs, trace flows, and resolve runtime issues.
✔ Familiarity with version control (Git/SVN) and deployment automation (CI/CD).
✔ Strong documentation, communication, and teamwork skills.