Job Summary

We are looking for a Kong Certified Developer with 2+ years of hands-on experience in API development and API Gateway management using Kong. The ideal candidate should have experience designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and high-performance API solutions. Candidates with a valid Kong certification and robust knowledge of microservices architecture are preferred.

Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, deploy, and manage APIs using the Kong API Gateway.
Configure and maintain Kong services, routes, consumers, plugins, and upstreams.
Develop and implement API security policies including OAuth2, JWT, API Keys, and mTLS.
Integrate Kong with backend microservices and enterprise applications.
Configure traffic management features such as rate limiting, load balancing, request transformation, and caching.
Troubleshoot API gateway issues and optimize API performance.
Develop custom Kong plugins where required.
Work closely with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless API deployments.




Automate Kong configuration using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, decK, or similar tools).
Monitor API health, logs, and metrics using monitoring tools.
Ensure API governance, documentation, and compliance with organizational standards.
Participate in code reviews and follow best development practices.

Required Skills
2+ years of experience working with Kong API Gateway.
Kong Certified Developer certification.
Solid knowledge of REST APIs and API lifecycle management.
Experience with Kong Gateway (OSS and/or Enterprise).
Hands-on experience with Kong plugins and plugin configuration.
Good understanding of API security concepts:
OAuth 2.0
JWT
OpenID Connect (OIDC)
mTLS
API Key Authentication
Experience with microservices architecture.
Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with Linux settings.
Familiarity with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
Understanding of API monitorin

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