Overview
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 1 year(s)
50% Travel
Skills
Kong
Job Details
Role: Product Owner with Kong
Location: Remote
Experience: 20+
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the product backlog for the Kong API Gateway, prioritizing features, enhancements, and bug fixes.
- Collaborate with technical teams to define API gateway requirements, including routing, security, rate-limiting, authentication, and analytics.
- Work with stakeholders to gather business needs and translate them into user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Oversee the implementation of APIs and plugins in Kong, ensuring performance, scalability, and security.
- Monitor platform usage and feedback to drive continuous improvement and innovation.
- Stay updated on Kong features, open-source/community updates, and API management best practices.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
- 2 4 years of experience as a Product Owner or Technical Product Manager.
- Experience working with Kong API Gateway (Open Source or Enterprise) is required.
- Strong understanding of API lifecycle management, microservices architecture, and DevOps pipelines.
- Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools like JIRA or Azure DevOps.
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