Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking an API / Integration Engineer to support secure, large-scale federal and DoD-aligned mission environments. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise APIs, middleware, authentication workflows, and system integrations while collaborating with architecture, cloud engineering, development, and cybersecurity teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance RESTful APIs and backend integration components
• Design middleware workflows, interface connectors, and system integration layers
• Implement secure authentication flows including OAuth2, SAML, and token-based frameworks
• Support data ingestion, transformation, and exchange across enterprise systems
• Troubleshoot integration issues, logging errors, and cross-application communication failures
• Help implement API versioning strategies, schema changes, and lifecycle management
• Ensure API and integration secure coding practices align with DoD cybersecurity requirements
• Collaborate with architects on data mapping, schema modeling, and contract definitions
• Participate in code reviews, documentation reviews, and integration design sessions
• Support automated testing of APIs and integration endpoints
• Maintain API documentation, interface specifications, and technical integration assets
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and help refine integration-related user stories

Skills

• Must hold an active Top Secret clearance, supported by a Tier 5 background investigation
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a closely related field
• Minimum 6 years of experience in API development, system integration engineering, or backend development
• Experience designing and supporting REST APIs and backend integration services
• Experience working with identity and authentication systems
• Experience troubleshooting cross-system integrations and backend data flows
• Experience working in secure enterprise or federal environments
• Proficiency in developing and consuming REST APIs
• Understanding of authentication and authorization protocols (OAuth2, JWT, SAML)
• Familiarity with middleware, integration platforms, and service-to-service communication
• Knowledge of secure coding practices and DoD cybersecurity expectations
• Experience with version control (Git), API documentation tools, and CI/CD workflows
• * Strong problem-solving ability for complex integration and data flow issues
• * Excellent communication and technical documentation skills
• * Ability to interpret business needs and translate them into technical integration solutions
• * High attention to detail and commitment to secure, maintainable integration design
• * Strong interpersonal skills for cross-team coordination and collaboration
• * CompTIA Security+
• Experience with GraphQL or event-driven integration patterns
• Experience with AWS GovCloud API services or cloud integration pipelines
• Familiarity with microservices, container-based deployment, and service mesh architectures
• * ITIL v4 Foundation
• * AWS Developer or Architect certification
• * Integration engineering or API-specific certifications

Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement

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