SME Application / API Lifecycle Automation Developer

SD Solutions is seeking an SME Application / API Lifecycle Automation Developer to transform EAG from manual centralized API onboarding to automated developer self-service under EAGMO. This role delivers TA5: Developer Portal, automated onboarding workflows integrated with IRS-owned CI/CD pipelines, Zero Trust governance automation, and observability enhancements. The 75% manual step reduction and 90% automated success rate are formal QASP performance standards - candidates must have documented experience meeting quantified automation delivery targets., * Assess current EAG automation capabilities and establish baselines within 60 days of award

• Design and implement a Developer Portal including searchable API catalog, documentation and specifications, usage instructions, access request workflows, and enterprise IAM integration - Section 508 compliant
• Design and implement automated API onboarding workflows integrated into IRS-approved CI/CD pipelines: registration, access approval routing, gateway configuration provisioning, policy enforcement, RBAC
• Achieve and maintain a minimum 75% reduction in manual API onboarding steps per the approved schedule milestone (QASP performance standard)
• Achieve and maintain a minimum 90% automated onboarding success rate without manual rework (QASP performance standard)
• Implement standardized API governance automation: specification validation, governance checks, security validation, telemetry validation, and Zero Trust validation gates
• Ensure 100% of newly onboarded and migrated APIs comply with Zero Trust requirements prior to production deployment
• Enhance and maintain AppDynamics and ELK dashboards; develop OpenTelemetry implementation roadmap
• Produce Developer Portal Capability, Automated Onboarding Workflow Implementation, API governance standards, and updated runbooks per the Deliverables schedule

• 5+ years designing, developing, and maintaining API lifecycle automation workflows, developer portals, and API governance tooling
• API gateway automation: configuration-as-code, automated onboarding pipelines, policy enforcement, RBAC implementation
• Integration with enterprise CI/CD pipelines within an organization-owned DevSecOps framework - does not own or administer the CI/CD platform
• Developer portal platforms: Backstage, Stoplight, Kong Dev Portal, Apigee Developer Portal, or comparable
• Zero Trust API security: authentication, authorization, token validation, encryption, API segmentation, least-privilege access
• Observability tooling: AppDynamics, ELK stack; OpenTelemetry familiarity
• Active or ability to obtain IRS Minimum Background Investigation (MBI)

Preferred Qualifications

• Developer portal delivery for Kong, Apigee, MuleSoft, Azure APIM, or AWS API Gateway
• Section 508 / WCAG 2.1 accessibility compliance experience for web portal delivery
• OpenTelemetry implementation experience
• Federal IT automation experience with documented quantified SLA achievement

Clearance

• IRS Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required prior to start

4.24.2 out of 5 stars United States Remote $160,000 - $195,000 a year - Full-time