Job Description:
1. Technical Leadership & Architecture
Architecture & Design: Define the architecture, deployment patterns, and best
practices for both Apigee (X/Hybrid) and Kong (Enterprise/Gateway).
API Security: Establish robust security protocols across both gateways, including OAuth
2.0, OIDC, SAML, JWT, rate limiting, and mTLS.
Hybrid/Multi-Cloud Strategy: Oversee the deployment and management of API
gateways across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud settings (AWS/GCP/Azure).
Migration & Coexistence: Design and execute strategies for API migration, integration,
or coexistence between Apigee and Kong platforms.
Performance Optimization: Ensure high availability, low latency, and scalability of the
API platforms.
2. Team Management & Delivery
People Leadership: Recruit, mentor, and manage a team of API platform engineers and
developers. Conduct performance reviews and foster qualified growth.
Agile Delivery: Lead the team in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and daily stand-ups




to ensure timely delivery of integration projects.
Dev Ops Integration: Drive automation by integrating Apigee and Kong configuration
deployments into CI/CD pipelines (using Jenkins, Git Lab CI, Ansible, Terraform, etc.).
3. Strategy, Governance & Stakeholder Management
API Governance: Define and enforce API design standards (OpenAPI/Swagger),
versioning policies, and monetization strategies.
Vendor Management: Act as the primary technical point of contact for Google (Apigee)
and Kong representatives, managing licenses, support tickets, and roadmap alignments.
Developer Experience: Evangelize the use of Developer Portals (both Apigee and
Kong) to ensure a seamless self-service experience for internal and external consumers.
Monitoring & Analytics: Implement comprehensive logging, monitoring, and alerting
dashboards using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or ELK.

📌 Kong Developer Bengaluru (India)
🏢 Acme Services Private
📍 India