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# API Developer

- **Company:** Cmt Services, Inc.
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), User Authentication, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, System Configuration, Data Architecture, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Transformation, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Network Interface Controllers, Design of User Interfaces, Software Configuration Management, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Management of Software Versions, Data Server Interface, Enterprise Software Applications, Software Security, Integration Tests, Information Technology, Enterprise Integration, Api Design, Restful APIs, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines, Legacy Systems, Databricks
- **Published:** September 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=02368b4f8aabaf56

## About the Role

* Years of Experience: 3 to 5 years of progressive professional experience in API development, systems integration, software development, or a related field., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Engineering.

## Description

Position Summary: The API Developer will support the USDA's Enterprise Human Capital Modernization & Transformation initiative. In this role, you will design, develops, and deploys RESTful and event-driven APIs. Implements secure authentication, ensure reliability and versioning, and supports enterprise integration standards., * Core Deliverables: Interface development, APIs, integration services, authentication, system connectivity.

 * Systems Integration Engineering: APIs, integrations, interface design, ICDs, ETL/ELT pipelines, interface remediation, integration testing
 * Databricks Lakehouse Support: Lakehouse architecture, security design, common data model, migration framework, reporting and analytics
 * Knowledge Transfer: Training, SOPs, workshops, shadowing sessions, documentation, repository management, * API Design, Development, and Deployment: Experience designing, developing, and deploying RESTful and event-driven APIs supporting enterprise system integration.
 * Technical Documentation and Version Control: Experience developing and maintaining API/service definitions, integration specifications, interface control documents, and data mappings with change control and versioning.
 * API Security, Reliability, and Governance: Experience implementing secure authentication, reliability, and versioning for APIs and services consistent with enterprise integration requirements.
 * End-to-End Systems Integration: Experience supporting end-to-end systems integration, including interface configuration, data exchange modeling, and cross-system workflow coordination.
 * Legacy Systems Interface Management & Remediation: Experience configuring and supporting inbound and outbound data interfaces with NFC and USDA legacy systems, including legacy-to-modern interface remediation, testing, and validation.
 * Integration Troubleshooting and Quality Assurance: Experience troubleshooting integration issues involving connectivity, data transformation, authentication, and performance, and supporting regression, performance, and failover testing.


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