EI
z/OS Connect API Architecture Engineer
Expert In Recruitment Solutions
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
1 month ago
- z/OS
- WebSphere
- COBOL
- REST API
- DB2
- YAML
- OpenAPI
- JWT
- OAuth2
- OIDC
- CI/CD
- GitHub Actions
- Gradle
- API Gateway
- JSON
- XML
- GitHub
- Java
- Spring Boot
1 month ago
Title: z/OS Connect API Architecture Engineer
Location: Preferably Columbus, OH (on site work). Remote is also a possibility.
Job Description:
LinkedIn profiles must be checked and validated against the resume. Experience inconsistencies, profile with no picture or recently updated and few connections are red flags. In case you submit a candidate with any of these red flags you must add your comments on the Submission Notes bullet of your submission
The need is for someone who:
* has personally installed and configured a new IBM z/OS Connect EE and WebSphere Liberty environment from scratch
* not someone who developed APIs on an existing server or supported another infrastructure team.
- As per new Capgemini guidelines, I am required to check IDs before the interview, on video. Please tell your candidates .
The z/OS Connect API Engineer/Architect is responsible for modernizing mainframe services through API enablement using IBM z/OS Connect. This role bridges traditional CICS/COBOL systems with modern API and cloud-native architectures while enabling secure, scalable, and reusable integration capabilities.
Key Responsibilities :
· Installation and configuration of a new IBM z/OS Connect EE and WebSphere Liberty environment from scratch
· Develop REST APIs using IBM z/OS Connect.
· Expose CICS and DB2 transactions through modern API contracts.
· Build and maintain API service definitions, mappings, and YAML configurations.
· Develop OpenAPI specifications aligned with enterprise standards.
· Configure and support JWT, OAuth2, OIDC, RACF, and certificate-based authentication.
· Implement CI/CD deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions and Gradle.
· Support integration with APIM as the enterprise API gateway.
· Troubleshoot performance, security, and connectivity issues.
· Develop onboarding templates and reusable API accelerators.
· Participate in mainframe modernization initiatives and Shadow Service migration efforts.
Requirements
Required Skills:
· IBM z/OS Connect
· REST APIs
· OpenAPI
· JSON/XML
· CICS
· COBOL
· DB2
· RACF
· GitHub
· CI/CD
Preferred Skills :
· APIM
· Java
· Spring Boot
· OAuth2/OIDC
· Mainframe modernization programs
z/OS Connect API Architecture Engineer · Expert In Recruitment Solutions