IBM Datapower Administrator

IBM Data Power Admin

Skill Name: IBM Data Power

Work Location: Bangalore and Hyderabad

Working as Individual Contributor

Job Type: Contract(6 months+)

Budget: Max 24lpa Fixed

Skill Details

Must Have skills : Data platform, admin related activities, network related tasks ,performance tuning , support project, and development, L3 Support Exp.

Understanding of SSL , good at Unix scripting, Integration with monitoring tools, AMAL, CICD, IBM Data power admin, firm ware upgrade, exp in CICD pipeline.

Rounds of interview

2 rounds

Experience

Minimum Experience 6 to 10 years

Mode of interview : Virtual

Work timing: 2pm-11pmIST.

Work Mode : Hybrid

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead administration, configuration, and support of IBM DataPower Gateway across dev, QA, UAT, and production environments.
• Design, deploy, and maintain Multi-Protocol Gateway, Web Service Proxy, XML Firewall, API Gateway, SOAP, and REST services.
• Own security configuration including SSL/TLS, certificates, AAA policies, OAuth, JWT, SAML, LDAP, and encryption standards.
• Perform firmware upgrades, patching, backup/restore, domain management, and disaster recovery planning.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production incidents, latency issues, failed transactions, policy failures, and integration bottlenecks.
• Conduct performance tuning, capacity planning, and health monitoring for high-volume gateway environments.
• Define and enforce operational standards, governance controls, deployment procedures, and best practices.
• Support release management and CI/CD enablement for DataPower deployments.
• Lead root cause analysis, problem management, and permanent fixes for recurring issues.
• Create and maintain architecture diagrams, runbooks, SOPs, support documentation, and knowledge articles.
• Mentor junior administrators and provide technical leadership during design, implementation, and incident response.

Required Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with IBM DataPower Administration/Engineering in enterprise environments.
• Deep knowledge of SOAP, REST, XML, XSLT, XPath, XSD, WSDL, JSON, and message transformation/routing.
• Strong expertise in certificate lifecycle management, SSL/TLS, authentication/authorization, and gateway security policies.
• Solid understanding of networking including HTTP/S, TCP/IP, DNS, proxies, load balancers, and firewalls.
• Experience with high availability, failover, disaster recovery, and performance optimization.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for service, policy, certificate, and connectivity issues.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix, scripting, and automation for operational support.
• Experience working with monitoring, logging, ITSM, and incident/change management processes.

Preferred Skills:

• Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and cloud integration.
• Understanding of enterprise integration patterns and middleware ecosystems.
• Proven experience in production support, L3 support, platform engineering, and stakeholder coordination