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# IBM API Connect Lead

- **Company:** Intellibee, Inc.
- **Location:** Lansing, MI, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, DevOps, IBM WebSphere MQ, JSON, OAuth, OpenShift, Openid Connect, JSON Web Token, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT), Enterprise Application Integration, Transport Layer Security, Software Security, SOAPAPI, Kubernetes, Api Management, AWS EKS, Microservices
- **Published:** August 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9fa1a765ec1d205c

## About the Role

* We are seeking a senior technical leader with 10+ years of integration/API development experience and 5+ years of hands-on IBM API Connect (APIC) experience.
 * The ideal candidate has strong Kubernetes knowledge and experience delivering APIs in containerized, cloud-native environments.
 * AWS and Red Hat OpenShift experience are highly desirable.
 * Must-haves: IBM API Connect (APIC), REST/SOAP services, API security (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, TLS), JSON, XML, XSLT, Kubernetes, and proven experience translating business requirements into technical designs and implementation plans.
 * Core responsibilities: Lead the design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise API/integration solutions; guide technical teams; mentor junior developers; drive end-to-end API lifecycle delivery; and build scalable, secure, reusable services aligned with enterprise standards.
 * Strong pluses: IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE), IBM MQ, Red Hat OpenShift, CI/CD, AWS EKS, DevOps practices, enterprise integration patterns, and microservices architecture.



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