DecisionPoint Corporation

Senior API, Integration Engineer

DecisionPoint Corporation

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudCyber SecurityGraphQL

About the role

  • Architect, build, and optimize enterprise APIs and backend integration services.
  • Implement secure REST and GraphQL endpoints, schemas, and data contracts.
  • Design integration workflows, service interactions, and middleware/API gateway connections.
  • Ensure APIs comply with DoD cybersecurity policies, Zero Trust principles, and secure coding practices.
  • Build and maintain integration pipelines between internal and external systems.
  • Conduct API performance tuning, scalability improvements, and error-handling enhancements.
  • Troubleshoot complex integration failures, data issues, and cross-system communication gaps.
  • Support API versioning, lifecycle management, and migration planning.
  • Produce API documentation including OpenAPI /Swagger specs, interface definitions, and usage guides.
  • Collaborate with cloud engineering teams to optimize API hosting, routing, and authentication.
  • Conduct peer code reviews, enforce development standards, and mentor junior developers.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies and support sprint-based delivery.

Requirements

  • Must hold an active Top Secret clearance, supported by a Tier 5 background investigation.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in API development, backend engineering, or systems integration.
  • Experience designing secure, scalable REST APIs and integration workflows.
  • Experience supporting enterprise systems in federal or DoD environments.
  • Experience troubleshooting complex backend and integration issues.
  • Experience delivering code and system changes in Agile development environments.
  • Strong proficiency with RESTful API design, JSON standards, and schema modeling.
  • Experience with API gateways, routing layers, and middleware (e.g., Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway).
  • Strong understanding of authentication/authorization (OAuth2, SAML, JWT).
  • Knowledge of secure coding practices and DoD cybersecurity requirements.
  • Experience with integration patterns (synchronous/asynchronous, event-driven, message queues).
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills.
  • Ability to architect secure, scalable API solutions aligned with enterprise goals.
  • High attention to detail and strong discipline around versioning and governance.
  • Ability to collaborate across engineering, cloud, and cybersecurity teams.
Benefits
  • By applying to this position, you acknowledge and consent to having your resume included in an active competitive government contract bid.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
API developmentbackend engineeringREST API designGraphQLintegration workflowsperformance tuningscalability improvementserror-handling enhancementsschema modelingintegration patterns
Soft skills
communication skillsdocumentation skillsattention to detaildisciplinecollaborationmentoringtroubleshootingproblem-solvingleadershipAgile participation
Certifications
Top Secret clearanceBachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Information SystemsBachelor’s degree in Engineering