Kong Architect

Hybrid in Fort Mill, SC, US • Posted 13 days ago • Updated 13 days ago
Contract Independent
Contract W2
No Travel Required
Able to Sponsor
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • API
  • API Management
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Cloud Computing
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Continuous Integration
  • Data Centers
  • Drawing
  • F5
  • GitHub
  • IBM
  • IBM Websphere DataPower
  • Load Balancing
  • Migration
  • Proxies
  • Quality Assurance
  • Software Development Methodology
  • Specification Gathering
  • Terraform
  • Workflow

Summary

Kong Architect

Introduction

The Kong Architect role is a hands-on position that involves supporting application teams as they onboard onto the Kong platform. This role requires expertise in API management, cloud computing, and continuous integration to guide teams through migration and troubleshooting issues.

Responsibilities

  • Supporting intake requests as application teams onboard onto the Kong platform
  • Reviewing architecture submissions and guiding teams through migration
  • Building and maintaining self-service Terraform automation modules for API creation and migration
  • Troubleshooting migration issues across the full SDLC
  • Analyzing existing DataPower integrations and providing guidance on migration to AWS landing zones and Kong
  • Supporting application teams with platform issues once fully operational

Requirements

Must-Have (Hard Requirements):

  • Strong, hands-on Kong expertise (4+ years)
  • Deep knowledge of OpenAPI specs and API management
  • Networking and load balancing experience in cloud environments
  • Experience with AWS landing zones and transit gateway architecture
  • Terraform and CI/CD pipeline experience
  • DevOps automation skills, specifically GitHub Actions
  • Self-service automation experience for API creation and migration

Nice to Have:

  • DataPower experience
  • Experience with other API management platforms like Apigee or IBM API Connect
  • Cloudflare or F5 edge/CDN experience
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  • Dice Id: 10205111
  • Position Id: 8912083
  • Posted 13 days ago
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