Akumen, Inc.
API Platform Automation Engineer
Reston, VA
No sponsorshipDetected 12 days ago
PythonBashPowerShellGitAWSAzureCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesTerraformCI/CDJenkinsDevOpsPlatform EngineeringRESTOpenAPICybersecurityTest AutomationZero TrustCommunicationProblem Solving
About the role
- Akumen, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automation supporting enterprise API gateway configuration, deployment, and lifecycle management.
- Build reusable Infrastructure as Code templates, automation scripts, and configuration management solutions.
- Develop automated testing and validation for API configurations, governance standards, and platform compliance.
- Collaborate with software developers, platform engineers, and DevSecOps teams to improve deployment efficiency and consistency.
- Support modernization initiatives, platform upgrades, migration efforts, and continuous process improvements.
- Develop technical documentation including automation guides, configuration standards, runbooks, and implementation documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
- Five (5) or more years of experience developing automation solutions supporting enterprise applications, cloud platforms, or API management technologies.
- Experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar automation tools.
- Experience integrating automation with CI/CD platforms including Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab, or comparable technologies.
- Experience supporting enterprise API management, RESTful services, OpenAPI specifications, and software deployment automation.
- Experience with Kong, IBM webMethods, Azure API Management, MuleSoft, Apigee, AWS API Gateway, or similar enterprise API platforms.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools including Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, or Ansible.
- Experience supporting Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, or cloud-native platforms.
- Familiarity with DevSecOps, GitOps, Zero Trust Architecture, and secure software delivery.
- Experience supporting Department of State, DoD, or other Federal agencies.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance
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