Tekfortune Inc
Job title: Kong APIM Engineer
Duration 6 Months Contract
Hybrid Seattle. WA
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.
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.