SME Application / API Lifecycle Automation Developer

Overview

Acuity, Inc. seeks an SME Application / API Lifecycle Automation Developer to support the design, development, validation, and sustainment of secure API lifecycle automation for a large federal Enterprise API Gateway environment. This role develops reusable automation capabilities that support API onboarding, configuration, governance, deployment, developer enablement, and migration readiness across the current IBM webMethods baseline, centralized onboarding model, and future approved target gateway platforms. 

 

The SME Application / API Lifecycle Automation Developer helps transition centralized, manually coordinated onboarding into controlled, automated, and self-service API lifecycle workflows. This role works within approved CI/CD, security, identity, gateway, and release processes to deliver tested, documented, and reusable automation capabilities. 

Why Acuity?

Are you ready to use your expertise in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation to make a real difference? Join Acuity, Inc., a technology consulting firm that supports federal agencies. We combine industry partnerships and long-term federal experience with innovative technical leadership to support our customers’ critical missions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, validate, and maintain API lifecycle automation workflows for centralized onboarding, self-service onboarding, updates, migration readiness, and retirement 
• Develop reusable automation components for API registration, access request routing, gateway configuration, policy enforcement, deployment support, and lifecycle documentation 
• Build and maintain configuration-as-code artifacts, templates, scripts, and reusable patterns for API gateway configuration and promotion 
• Support developer portal integrations, API catalog capabilities, API documentation workflows, and self-service onboarding processes 
• Integrate API automation workflows with approved CI/CD pipelines, including environments with existing manual deployment steps, validation gates, identity controls, logging, monitoring, and change processes 
• Implement automated checks for API specifications, naming conventions, versioning, schema quality, governance rules, telemetry requirements, and migration readiness 
• Support Zero Trust-aligned automation for authentication, authorization, token validation, RBAC, encryption, segmentation, and least-privilege access patterns 
• Troubleshoot automation, pipeline integration, gateway configuration, developer portal, validation, and deployment issues across non-production and production environments 
• Produce validation evidence, runbooks, workflow documentation, configuration documentation, API standards documentation, release materials, and knowledge-transfer artifacts 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience 
• 7 years of experience developing application automation, API lifecycle, integration, platform, or enterprise workflow solutions 
• Experience designing and developing secure automation workflows for API onboarding, configuration, deployment, governance, documentation, or lifecycle management 
• Experience with one or more enterprise API gateway products such as IBM webMethods API Gateway, Google Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager, Microsoft Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway, IBM API Connect, Red Hat 3scale, Axway Amplify, WSO2 API Manager, Tyk, or comparable platforms 
• Experience developing scripts, templates, configuration-as-code artifacts, pipeline-integrated workflows, or reusable deployment patterns 
• Experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, access controls, validation gates, logging, monitoring, controlled release processes, and partially manual deployment environments 
• Experience with API specifications, REST services, OpenAPI/Swagger, JSON, YAML, authentication patterns, authorization controls, and API documentation practices 
• Experience validating automation workflows through functional, regression, security, telemetry, usability, and operational readiness checks 
• Experience troubleshooting automation, gateway configuration, developer portal, pipeline integration, or API deployment issues across legacy and target gateway environments 
• Strong written communication skills for technical documentation, validation evidence, runbooks, release materials, and knowledge transfer 

Clearance Requirement 

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain U.S. federal suitability 

 

 

 

 

About Acuity

At Acuity, your work matters—and so does your experience. We’re a management and technology consulting firm supporting critical federal missions, where you’ll have the opportunity to solve meaningful challenges, work alongside high-performing teams, and make a real impact from day one.

 

 

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

 

Grow Your Career, Your WayWe invest in you with personalized development plans, mentorship, and up to $3,000 annually for training and certifications and up to $3,000 for degree seeking programs—so you can keep building the career you want.

 

Be Part of Something InnovativeYou’ll work on cutting-edge solutions that support important government missions, in an environment that encourages new ideas and continuous improvement.

 

Thrive in a People-First CultureCollaboration, respect, and support aren’t just values—they’re how we operate. Your voice is heard, your contributions are recognized, and your success is shared.

 

Feel Valued and RewardedWe offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a strong focus on work-life balance so you can perform at your best—at work and at home.

 

Join an Award-Winning TeamOur employees consistently rank us among the best—earning honors like Best Places to Work (Washington Business Journal, 9 years) and Top Workplaces (The Washington Post, 2022–2025).

 

Bring Your Whole Self to WorkWe’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to succeed.

 

Make Your Impact

Join Acuity and be part of a team where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your work drives meaningful outcomes.

Learn more: www.myacuity.com

 

Acuity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

 

 

 

 

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