kong apim engineer.

job summary:
A client of ours is looking for a Kong APIM Engineer for a 6 month contract opportunity. Qualified candidates will have the following qualifications:

Required skills:

- 5-8 years experience in APIM management tools with a specialization in KONG

- Deep expertise in managing and optimizing API gateways, specifically KONG, and play a key role in implementing, configuring, and maintaining API management solutions for our organization.

- Performance, reliability, and scalability of KONG API Gateway, while also driving integration with other systems and troubleshooting any issues that arise.

- Experience with Kubernetes, Redis cache and any other AWS infra components needed to support Kong in AWS.

- Create scalable, optimized and secure Kubernetes-based infrastructure. Experience to apply kong patches to Kubernetes cluster

- Experience with Observability tool (OTEL framework) with deep skills in Datadog and Splunk for metrics and logs respectively.

- LUA Experience and ideally experience in writing with writing Kong plugins in LUA.

- Experience in migrating APIM platforms (add color)

- Experience working in SaaS environment and enabling application teams to aid with API adoption and onboarding.

Nice to haves:

- Experience in APIGEE Edge

- Proxy migration experience from APIGEE Edge to KONG

Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define API requirements, integrations, and standards.

- Implement and manage API security policies, including OAuth, JWT, rate limiting, IP filtering, and other industry-standard security protocols.

- Monitor and analyze API performance using KONG's built-in tools and third-party monitoring solutions, identifying opportunities for optimization.

- Custom Plugin Development: Design and implement custom KONG plugins using Lua to meet specific business needs, such as advanced authentication, logging, rate limiting, and custom transformations.

- Monitoring, Logging & Tracing: Implement custom logging, monitoring, and distributed tracing capabilities through plugins to capture meaningful metrics, errors, and system health information. Use tracing tools (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Jaeger) to provide end-to-end visibility of API calls and identify performance bottlenecks.

- Develop reusable, efficient, and well-documented Lua scripts for KONG plugins that extend its capabilities beyond the default functionality.

- Provide documentation, training, and support to internal teams and stakeholders on KONG and API management practices.

- Solid understanding of API management principles, including versioning, documentation, and security best practices.

- Hands-on experience with API management features such as rate limiting, load balancing, authentication, logging, and monitoring.

- Proficiency in managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) and working with cloud-based API Gateway services.

- Ability to work effectively in an agile development environment and communicate with stakeholders at all levels.

 
location: Seattle, Washington
job type: Contract
salary: $75 - 90 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: High School
 
responsibilities:
A client of ours is looking for a Kong APIM Engineer for a 6 month contract opportunity. Qualified candidates will have the following qualifications:

Required skills:

- 5-8 years experience in APIM management tools with a specialization in KONG

- Deep expertise in managing and optimizing API gateways, specifically KONG, and play a key role in implementing, configuring, and maintaining API management solutions for our organization.

- Performance, reliability, and scalability of KONG API Gateway, while also driving integration with other systems and troubleshooting any issues that arise.

- Experience with Kubernetes, Redis cache and any other AWS infra components needed to support Kong in AWS.

- Create scalable, optimized and secure Kubernetes-based infrastructure. Experience to apply kong patches to Kubernetes cluster

- Experience with Observability tool (OTEL framework) with deep skills in Datadog and Splunk for metrics and logs respectively.

- LUA Experience and ideally experience in writing with writing Kong plugins in LUA.

- Experience in migrating APIM platforms (add color)

- Experience working in SaaS environment and enabling application teams to aid with API adoption and onboarding.

Nice to haves:

- Experience in APIGEE Edge

- Proxy migration experience from APIGEE Edge to KONG

Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define API requirements, integrations, and standards.

- Implement and manage API security policies, including OAuth, JWT, rate limiting, IP filtering, and other industry-standard security protocols.

- Monitor and analyze API performance using KONG's built-in tools and third-party monitoring solutions, identifying opportunities for optimization.

- Custom Plugin Development: Design and implement custom KONG plugins using Lua to meet specific business needs, such as advanced authentication, logging, rate limiting, and custom transformations.

- Monitoring, Logging & Tracing: Implement custom logging, monitoring, and distributed tracing capabilities through plugins to capture meaningful metrics, errors, and system health information. Use tracing tools (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Jaeger) to provide end-to-end visibility of API calls and identify performance bottlenecks.

- Develop reusable, efficient, and well-documented Lua scripts for KONG plugins that extend its capabilities beyond the default functionality.

- Provide documentation, training, and support to internal teams and stakeholders on KONG and API management practices.

- Solid understanding of API management principles, including versioning, documentation, and security best practices.

- Hands-on experience with API management features such as rate limiting, load balancing, authentication, logging, and monitoring.

- Proficiency in managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) and working with cloud-based API Gateway services.

- Ability to work effectively in an agile development environment and communicate with stakeholders at all levels.

 
qualifications:
A client of ours is looking for a Kong APIM Engineer for a 6 month contract opportunity. Qualified candidates will have the following qualifications:

Required skills:

- 5-8 years experience in APIM management tools with a specialization in KONG

- Deep expertise in managing and optimizing API gateways, specifically KONG, and play a key role in implementing, configuring, and maintaining API management solutions for our organization.

- Performance, reliability, and scalability of KONG API Gateway, while also driving integration with other systems and troubleshooting any issues that arise.

- Experience with Kubernetes, Redis cache and any other AWS infra components needed to support Kong in AWS.

- Create scalable, optimized and secure Kubernetes-based infrastructure. Experience to apply kong patches to Kubernetes cluster

- Experience with Observability tool (OTEL framework) with deep skills in Datadog and Splunk for metrics and logs respectively.

- LUA Experience and ideally experience in writing with writing Kong plugins in LUA.

- Experience in migrating APIM platforms (add color)

- Experience working in SaaS environment and enabling application teams to aid with API adoption and onboarding.

Nice to haves:

- Experience in APIGEE Edge

- Proxy migration experience from APIGEE Edge to KONG

Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define API requirements, integrations, and standards.

- Implement and manage API security policies, including OAuth, JWT, rate limiting, IP filtering, and other industry-standard security protocols.

- Monitor and analyze API performance using KONG's built-in tools and third-party monitoring solutions, identifying opportunities for optimization.

- Custom Plugin Development: Design and implement custom KONG plugins using Lua to meet specific business needs, such as advanced authentication, logging, rate limiting, and custom transformations.

- Monitoring, Logging & Tracing: Implement custom logging, monitoring, and distributed tracing capabilities through plugins to capture meaningful metrics, errors, and system health information. Use tracing tools (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Jaeger) to provide end-to-end visibility of API calls and identify performance bottlenecks.

- Develop reusable, efficient, and well-documented Lua scripts for KONG plugins that extend its capabilities beyond the default functionality.

- Provide documentation, training, and support to internal teams and stakeholders on KONG and API management practices.

- Solid understanding of API management principles, including versioning, documentation, and security best practices.

- Hands-on experience with API management features such as rate limiting, load balancing, authentication, logging, and monitoring.

- Proficiency in managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) and working with cloud-based API Gateway services.

- Ability to work effectively in an agile development environment and communicate with stakeholders at all levels.

 
skills: A client of ours is looking for a Kong APIM Engineer for a 6 month contract opportunity. Qualified candidates will have the following qualifications:

Required skills:

- 5-8 years experience in APIM management tools with a specialization in KONG

- Deep expertise in managing and optimizing API gateways, specifically KONG, and play a key role in implementing, configuring, and maintaining API management solutions for our organization.

- Performance, reliability, and scalability of KONG API Gateway, while also driving integration with other systems and troubleshooting any issues that arise.

- Experience with Kubernetes, Redis cache and any other AWS infra components needed to support Kong in AWS.

- Create scalable, optimized and secure Kubernetes-based infrastructure. Experience to apply kong patches to Kubernetes cluster

- Experience with Observability tool (OTEL framework) with deep skills in Datadog and Splunk for metrics and logs respectively.

- LUA Experience and ideally experience in writing with writing Kong plugins in LUA.

- Experience in migrating APIM platforms (add color)

- Experience working in SaaS environment and enabling application teams to aid with API adoption and onboarding.

Nice to haves:

- Experience in APIGEE Edge

- Proxy migration experience from APIGEE Edge to KONG

Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define API requirements, integrations, and standards.

- Implement and manage API security policies, including OAuth, JWT, rate limiting, IP filtering, and other industry-standard security protocols.

- Monitor and analyze API performance using KONG's built-in tools and third-party monitoring solutions, identifying opportunities for optimization.

- Custom Plugin Development: Design and implement custom KONG plugins using Lua to meet specific business needs, such as advanced authentication, logging, rate limiting, and custom transformations.

- Monitoring, Logging & Tracing: Implement custom logging, monitoring, and distributed tracing capabilities through plugins to capture meaningful metrics, errors, and system health information. Use tracing tools (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Jaeger) to provide end-to-end visibility of API calls and identify performance bottlenecks.

- Develop reusable, efficient, and well-documented Lua scripts for KONG plugins that extend its capabilities beyond the default functionality.

- Provide documentation, training, and support to internal teams and stakeholders on KONG and API management practices.

- Solid understanding of API management principles, including versioning, documentation, and security best practices.

- Hands-on experience with API management features such as rate limiting, load balancing, authentication, logging, and monitoring.

- Proficiency in managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) and working with cloud-based API Gateway services.

- Ability to work effectively in an agile development environment and communicate with stakeholders at all levels.



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This posting is open for thirty (30) days.