Terms of Reference (TOR) for WS02 Engineer

Introduction

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated WSO2 Engineers to join its dynamic engineering team. The successful candidates will play a key role in developing and maintaining software solutions that align with the organization's goals and objectives.

Project Overview

The WSO2 Engineers will be responsible for designing, coding, testing and maintaining WSO2 Applications. These applications are often high-volume mission critical systems that require careful consideration of design challenges to ensure reliability, scalability, and security in dynamic computing environments.

 

Scope of Work

• Analysis and Planning: Collaborate with stakeholders, including business analysts, business units and project managers, to understand the requirements and goals of Integrations. Participate in the planning and design phases, providing input on feasibility, technical requirements, and potential challenges.

• Design and Architecture: Create system architecture and design documents based on the requirements. Define the structure of the application, including components, modules, and interactions. Choose appropriate technologies, frameworks, and development tools based on project requirements.

• Coding and Implementation: Write, test, and maintain code that meets design specifications and follows best practices. Implement features and functionality in accordance with project timelines. Collaborate with other developers and teams to integrate components and resolve dependencies. Customise WSO2 Applications and deploy them.

• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation for the WSO2 Customisations, APIs, and overall system architecture. Document coding standards and best practices for the development team. Provide documentation for end-users if applicable.

• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including quality assurance (QA), product management, and UI/UX designers. Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to coding standards. Collaborate with other developers to address challenges and share knowledge.

• Maintenance and Support: Provide ongoing support and maintenance for deployed applications. Address and resolve issues reported by users or identified through monitoring. Update and upgrade applications to meet changing requirements and address security vulnerabilities.

• Security: Implement security best practices to safeguard applications from potential threats. Regularly update software components and libraries to address security vulnerabilities.

• Communication: Communicate effectively with team members, project managers, and other stakeholders. Provide status updates, progress reports, and participate in team meetings.

 

Qualifications and Experience

1. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, Engineering or related Course and at least 5 Years Minimum Working Experience
2. Minimum 3 Years of hands-on experience on WSO2 ESB, working knowledge of proxy services, connectors, error handling, custom mediators and good debugging skills
3. Hands-on experience in designing and developing high volume web services using API Protocols and Data Formats (REST, JSON, SOAP & XML).
4. Design, Code, test, debug, implement and documentWSO2 sequences.
5. Experience in securing APIs using OAuth, SAML, Open ID Connect, etc.
6. Strong knowledge in API Modelling languages and annotation (YAML/Swagger).
7. Extensive development experience in Enterprise Integration, Application Manager and Key Manager.
8. Experience with all phases of software development life cycle from Business Requirement Analysis to Production implementation.
9. Experience in WSO2 API Manager for designing API facades and designing and implementing API Proxies.
10. Work with CI and Jenkins products to automate build, dev, testing, and deployment.