IBM DataPower Developer

About the Role

Emdad By Elm is seeking an IBM DataPower Developer to join the Integration & API Platform team in Riyadh. This full-time role involves designing, developing, configuring, and maintaining secure integration solution objects on IBM DataPower Gateway appliances. The developer will contribute to protecting enterprise services, optimizing message routing, enforcing security protocols, and enabling communication across microservices and legacy backend applications. The position requires 0-1 years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, construct, test, and deploy Multi-Protocol Gateways (MPGW), Web Service Proxies (WSP), XML Firewall objects, and API Gateways on IBM DataPower appliances.
• Implement enterprise security policies using OAuth , OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML , Mutual TLS (mTLS), JWT validation, and WS-Security.
• Create XSLT stylesheets, Gateway Script (****************, and processing policies for payload transformations (JSON to XML, SOAP to REST), message enrichment, and dynamic routing.
• Integrate DataPower Gateways with API Management platforms (*, IBM API Connect) and enterprise service buses (ESB/IBM MQ).
• Manage Crypto profiles, SSL/TLS client/server profiles, public key infrastructure (PKI), and automated certificate renewal procedures.
• Monitor appliance CPU, memory, and throughput; diagnose performance bottlenecks, system errors, and security failures using system logs, trace tools, and DataPower Probe.
• Automate appliance build, versioning, and deployment processes using Git, Jenkins, and Nexus repository managers (alongside DPConfig/DCM frameworks).
• Maintain architectural blueprints, interface control documents (ICDs), and configuration guides in adherence to enterprise standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience level: 0-1 years.
• Proficiency in designing and configuring secure integration solutions on IBM DataPower Gateway appliances.
• Familiarity with security protocols such as OAuth , OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML , Mutual TLS (mTLS), JWT validation, and WS-Security.
• Knowledge of XSLT, Gateway Script (****************, and processing policies for data transformation and routing.
• Experience with API Management platforms and enterprise service buses is beneficial.
• Understanding of CI/CD practices and tools like Git, Jenkins, and Nexus.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, within the Integration & API Platform team at Emdad By Elm.