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Our service and solution delivery starts with understanding each client’s end-state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance business and technical operations and deployments.\nPosition Summary\nBDR Solutions is seeking Senior Gateway / Platform Engineers to lead new API gateway platform implementation and phased API migration program. EAG currently runs IBM webMethods processing ~1 billion API transactions/month across ~255 active APIs. TA4 covers installation and configuration of the new gateway (when Government-authorized), phased migration of all 255 APIs in approved waves with dual-run operations, and legacy IBM webMethods retirement after Government approval. 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