IBM DataPower Gateway Overview
IBM® DataPower® Gateway is a purpose-built security and integration platform for mobile, cloud, application programming interface (API), web, service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business-to-business (B2B) workloads. It enables you to rapidly expand the scope of valuable IT assets to new channels and use cases and reach customers, partners and employees. It helps quickly secure, integrate, control and optimize access to a range of workloads through a single, extensible, DMZ-ready gateway
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• Total of 3 - 5 Years of experience in configuration and administration of IBM DataPower Appliances
• Experience in designing, developing, implementing, and supporting services using XML Technologies and IBM Websphere DataPower.
• Well versed in the architecture, concepts of ESB and SOA. In-depth knowledge and expertise in XML, WSDL, SOAP, JMS, HTTP.
• Experience working with various IBM Webpshere DataPower services such as XML Firewall, Web service proxy, and Multi-Protocol Gateway.
• Experience in trouble shooting and debugging issues in IBM DataPower SOA appliances XML based web services through WebSphere Data Power Appliances
• Expertise in troubleshooting DataPower, channels, listeners, intercommunications (TCP/IP) and triggering.
• Experience in initializing IBM DataPower SOA appliances.
• Perform administrative tasks on IBM DataPower configuration, Interface design, development, maintenance and administrative activity
• Experience in design and configuration of DataPower objects
• Knowledge of General Security Concepts (Authentication, Authorization, Encryption, Digital signatures), PKI concepts, and SSL
• Experience with IBM DataPower product upgrade, migration, IBM Support packs and fix packs
• Experience in dealing with v3.8, v4.0, v5.0 and v6.0 IBM DataPower SOA appliance firm wares.
• Capabilities to troubleshoot and debug services using problem determination tools, logs, and DataPower probes provided and analyze packet traces whenever necessary
• Any experience with Layer7 is a plus
• Networking experience is a plus
• Experience with Web Services is a plus
• Strong experience in IT production support
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Sound communication skills to be able to interact with business stakeholders