Application Specialist -Wso2

Key Responsibilities Middleware and API Administration · Administer WSO2 API Manager and WSO2 Identity Server platforms. · Configure and maintain API gateways, APIs, endpoints, routing policies and environment settings. · Support API publishing, deployment, versioning and retirement activities. · Maintain middleware nodes, Java runtime components and supporting services. · Support middleware deployments, upgrades, patches and configuration changes. Identity and Access Integration · Support authentication, authorization and federation services. · Configure and maintain OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect and SAML integrations. · Support identity-provider and service-provider configurations. · Troubleshoot authentication failures, token issues, access errors and federation problems. · Maintain certificates, keys and secure communication configurations. Integration, Monitoring and Troubleshooting · Support REST and SOAP web-service integrations. · Monitor system interfaces, APIs, authentication flows and integration performance. · Analyze middleware, API gateway, identity-platform and JVM logs. · Troubleshoot unavailable endpoints, failed integrations, latency and connectivity issues. · Coordinate incident resolution with architecture, infrastructure, network, database, security and development teams. Change, Security and Recovery · Prepare implementation, testing, validation and rollback procedures for platform changes. · Apply security patches and approved platform-hardening configurations. · Support vulnerability assessments, access reviews and remediation activities. · Support high-availability configurations, traffic switching and disaster recovery exercises. · Validate API availability, integration connectivity and authentication functionality after recovery. Qualifications · Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or a related discipline. · Relevant certification in WSO2, API management, middleware, identity management, Linux, containers or IT service management is preferred. Experience · Relevant experience in application, middleware, integration or identity-platform administration. · Hands-on experience with WSO2 or an equivalent API-management and identity platform. · Experience supporting REST and SOAP integrations and identity federation protocols. · Experience in production environments with high-availability and disaster recovery requirements.