API Gateway Engineer

Peraton

Senior API Gateway Engineer responsible for developing and maintaining cloud-hosted personnel security systems. Collaborating with stakeholders and optimizing API gateway performance in a critical national security mission.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeHome • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $135,000 - $216,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ITSMSOAP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform gateway administration and operations, including configuring and maintaining API gateway virtual appliances
Configure policies for message transformation, protocol translation and service orchestration
24x7 support for troubleshooting issues involving API Gateways
Create and maintain design documentation, including sequence diagrams and use cases for internal and external use
Software deployment and patching
Create update bundles between gateways using the Gateway Migration Utility
Coordinate integration of SiteMinder and other identity providers with the API Gateway
Design and implement API security protocols
Optimize the performance of the API gateway by monitoring and analyzing system logs, identifying bottlenecks and implementing performance tuning measures
Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders to gather requirements and implement new features
Keep up-to-date with industry trends and new technologies related to API gateways and integration

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education: 12 years with BS/BA; 10 years with MS/MA; 7 years with a PhD.
16 years of experience with a HS diploma can be considered in lieu of a degree.
Certifications: Relevant DoD 8570 Security certification (such as CISSP or Security+)
Clearance: Active Secret clearance
Requires in-depth experience with API Gateway, with exposure to ITSM Tools (Remedy, Service Now, JIRA Help Desk etc)
Exposure to web services (SOAP, RESTful, XML, JSON, etc.)
Knowledge of IT standards, methodologies, system development life cycle and project management frameworks.
Local to the Washington DC Metro area (highly preferred)
Knowledge of Mulesoft API products (Mulesoft certification desired)

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Perform gateway administration and operations, including configuring and maintaining API gateway virtual appliances
Configure policies for message transformation, protocol translation and service orchestration
24x7 support for troubleshooting issues involving API Gateways
Create and maintain design documentation, including sequence diagrams and use cases for internal and external use
Software deployment and patching
Create update bundles between gateways using the Gateway Migration Utility
Coordinate integration of SiteMinder and other identity providers with the API Gateway
Design and implement API security protocols
Optimize the performance of the API gateway by monitoring and analyzing system logs, identifying bottlenecks and implementing performance tuning measures
Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders to gather requirements and implement new features
Keep up-to-date with industry trends and new technologies related to API gateways and integration 🎯 Requirements
Education: 12 years with BS/BA; 10 years with MS/MA; 7 years with a PhD.
16 years of experience with a HS diploma can be considered in lieu of a degree.
Certifications: Relevant DoD 8570 Security certification (such as CISSP or Security+)
Clearance: Active Secret clearance
Requires in-depth experience with API Gateway, with exposure to ITSM Tools (Remedy, Service Now, JIRA Help Desk etc)
Exposure to web services (SOAP, RESTful, XML, JSON, etc.)
Knowledge of IT standards, methodologies, system development life cycle and project management frameworks.
Local to the Washington DC Metro area (highly preferred)
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Hard Skills & Tools

API Gateway ConfigurationMessage TransformationService OrchestrationTroubleshooting API IssuesSoftware DeploymentGateway Migration UtilitySystem Development Life CycleProject Management FrameworksWeb Services (SOAP, RESTful, XML, JSON)Performance Tuning

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunication

Certifications

CISSPSecurity+Mulesoft Certification