Senior DataPower Engineer / C2H / USC-GC Only / Fort Mill, SC

Contract-to-Hire | Senior DataPower Engineer Fort Mill, SC (Hybrid: 3 Days Onsite, 2 Days Remote) Must be USC/GC

We're seeking a highly experienced

DataPower Engineer

to join our team in

Fort Mill, SC . This is a

Contract-to-Hire role

for professionals who are passionate about secure integrations, high-performance API management, and enterprise-scale solutions.

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Note:

Only candidates who can work

onsite 3 days a week

and are

US Citizens/Green Card holders

will be considered.

Key Responsibilities:

Configure, design, develop, and maintain

DataPower (IDG/X2) appliances . Implement

security integrations

(AAA, OAuth, SAML, JWT, Kerberos, Encryption/Decryption, WS-Security). Integrate DataPower with

WMQ

and

Tibco EMS

for secure synchronous/asynchronous messaging. Perform appliance initialization, network configuration, firmware, and license upgrades. Manage and monitor environments using

DataPower Ops Dashboard (DPOD) . Deploy DataPower in

Containers/Kubernetes

environments. Automate

SSL certificate deployment

and

password alias mapping . Develop and troubleshoot

API orchestration, mediation, and protocol bindings . Debug and tune performance for services/APIs. Handle

message translations (JSON SOAP) . Work with

WSDL, XML, XSLT, JSON, XPath, and Gateway scripts . Drive

DevOps automation

(Octopus, TeamCity, Ansible) for deployments. Execute

SOMA/CLI automations

and Disaster Recovery procedures. Maintain design documents, artifacts, and task lists. Provide

frontline troubleshooting, RCA, and integration recommendations .

• Required Qualifications:

10+ years of experience

in DataPower configuration, administration, and development. Strong knowledge of

security enforcement and API gateway principles . Hands-on with

containers, Kubernetes, SSL cert management, and DevOps automation . Expertise in

integration patterns, performance tuning, and debugging . Strong verbal and written communication with ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

• Nice to Have:

Experience with

F5 Load Balancers

and

WebSphere MQ clusters . Knowledge of

CI/CD automation (TeamCity, Octopus, etc.) . Familiarity with

Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies . XML technologies expertise ( XSD, XSLT, DTD ) and parsers ( SAX, DOM, JAXB, XML Beans )