Akumen, Inc.
Principal API Automation Engineer
Reston, VA · Principal
No sponsorshipDetected 12 days ago
PythonBashPowerShellGitAWSAzureDockerKubernetesTerraformCI/CDGitHub ActionsJenkinsDevOpsPlatform EngineeringRESTOpenAPICybersecurityZero Trust
About the role
- This role requires deep expertise in software development, DevSecOps, and automation technologies to improve consistency, security, and operational efficiency across enterprise API platforms.
- Akumen, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop automation supporting API onboarding, deployment, configuration, governance, and lifecycle management.
- Build reusable Infrastructure as Code, configuration templates, scripts, and deployment workflows.
- Develop automated validation for API specifications, security policies, governance standards, and operational readiness.
- Support developer portal integrations, API catalogs, and self-service onboarding capabilities.
- Collaborate with platform engineering teams to improve deployment consistency and operational efficiency.
- Develop technical documentation including implementation guides, automation runbooks, and standards documentation.
- Support migration and modernization initiatives for enterprise API platforms.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical discipline.
- Experience with CI/CD platforms, Git, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab.
- Experience supporting API platforms, REST services, OpenAPI, JSON, and enterprise integration technologies.
- Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management concepts.
- Experience supporting Kong, IBM webMethods, Apigee, MuleSoft, Azure API Management, or AWS API Gateway.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or OpenShift.
- Familiarity with Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, or Ansible.
- Experience supporting federal government DevSecOps initiatives.
- Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture and NIST security controls.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance
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