Api Gateway Specialist

Api Gateway Specialist
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Decskill was founded in 2014 as an IT Consulting Company and their main mission is to delivery value through the knowledge. We enable companies to meet the challenges of digital world by providing our clients with business models that ensure technological capacity, flexibility and agility. We are more than 500 consultants with offices in Lisbon, Porto and Madrid.

DECSKILL operates in 3 main areas:

• TALENT, through which we provide our clients with an extension to their IT teams;
  
  

• BOOST, through which we provide our client with software development models to increase capacity and optimize Time-to-Market, where we create and manage teams that deliver according to their needs, at the desired speed;
  
  

• DECSKILL CONNECT through which we provide our client with consulting services, as well as the implementation and management of information technology infrastructures.

Our practice results in the creation of value for our customers, either by delivering qualified and
- added services, or through highly qualified and motivated professionals, as well as technology solutions that allow us to operate and transform the business of our customers.

We are looking for an API Gateway Specialist to join us in Porto.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the first line of support for API consumers and API providers, addressing incidents or redirecting them to the appropriate teams.
• Configure new APIs on the gateway and update or delete existing configurations as needed.
• Design and implement new workflows to ensure efficient API calls to the backend and timely responses to users.
• Maintain our infrastructure, including managing certificates and server configurations that host our gateways.
• Oversee our
  - house API Marketplace;
  
  while our developers provide support, being able to make minor adjustments during their absence is essential.
• Utilize a robust CI/CD pipeline to keep all systems up to date while adhering to Dev
  Sec
  Ops requirements.

Requirements:

• Experience in developing, maintaining, and interacting with REST APIs, including familiarity with the verbs used, API design, and related tools such as Postman.
• API Gateway Knowledge: Familiarity with API Gateway solutions, such as Axway, Kong, APIGEE, etc
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in Python and Java
  Script are essentials, as it is widely used within our systems. Groovy is a nice to have.
• Linux Proficiency: A foundational understanding of Linux will help you navigate our infrastructure more effectively.
• CI/CD Tools: Experience with XLR, XLD, Jenkins, Bitbucket, and Open
  Shift is advantageous for supporting our CI/CD pipeline.
• Fluency in English

If you’re interested in this job please send your CV in English to goncalo. delgado@decskill.com with reference “GD / API specialist”.