Kong APIM Engineer at VTekis Consulting LLP

Seattle, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

24 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

25 Sep, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Kong, API Management, Kubernetes, Redis, AWS, Lua, Datadog, Splunk, APIGEE Edge, SaaS, API Security, Monitoring, Logging, Tracing, Custom Plugin Development, Performance Optimization

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Description

Company Description VTekis Consulting LLC provides complete solutions for Staff Agumentation, Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Contract Hiring, Direct Hire and Outsourced Solutions. Our goal is to deliver quality professional services to our clients not just to find someone to do a job, we match the right professional for your staffing needs and earning confidence through the proper assignment of people. This alignment of people and companies allows us to create opportunity. Most importantly, We don’t consider the process complete until we find the perfect fit. Job Description Job Description 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. Regards, Mohammed Ilyas, PH - 229-264-4024 or text - 229-469-1455 or you can share the updated resume at Mohammed@vtekis. com Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Responsibilities

The Kong APIM Engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define API requirements and implement API security policies. They will also monitor API performance and develop custom plugins to enhance KONG's capabilities.