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Platform Operations Engineer Locations: Candidates must be located in San Antonio, TX; Jacksonville, FL; or Alpharetta, GA. Work Setup: Hybrid - 3x onsite/week, first week is fully onsite for onboarding. Contract Duration: 12 months Employment Type: W2 only (USC and GC Holder only) We are seeking a Platform Operations Engineer with 4-8 years expertise in enterprise integrations, API platforms, and highly available systems. This role is responsible for designing, deploying, and supporting scalable API and integration solutions while ensuring platform reliability, security, and performance across enterprise environments. Responsibilities Design, develop, and support enterprise API and integration solutions using IBM API Connect (APIC) and IBM DataPower. Build, secure, publish, and manage REST and SOAP APIs, ensuring compliance with API governance standards. Develop integration components and transformation services using GatewayScript, XSLT, XPath, JSON, XML, and related technologies. Deploy and support API platforms within OpenShift, containerized, cloud, hybrid-cloud, and on-premises environments. Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to APIs, middleware, integrations, networking, and system performance while supporting CI/CD and DevOps initiatives. Qualifications Strong hands-on experience with IBM API Connect (APIC) and IBM DataPower Gateway platforms. Expertise in REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, XSLT, XPath, WSDL/XSD, and enterprise integration technologies. Experience implementing API security standards, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, mTLS, LDAP, and certificate-based authentication. Knowledge of OpenShift, Kubernetes, containerized deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps tools such as GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps. Experience designing highly available, resilient systems and working with microservices, event-driven architectures, and enterprise integrations. Role requires US citizenship or Green Card status
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.