The Role
Design, configure, and support APIs on the KONG platform, implement API security (OAuth2/OpenID Connect/JWT), manage API lifecycle and migrations, troubleshoot gateway and performance issues, monitor usage, support CI/CD deployments, and collaborate with development, platform, and security teams.
Summary Generated by Built In
KONG API Management (APIM) Engineer:
Location
Local to Chicago is preferred (hybrid/on-site as required)
Experience Requirements
Total Experience: 8+ years in software engineering, integration, or platform engineering roles
KONG / API Management Experience: 1–2 years of hands-on experience with KONG API Management
Roles and Responsibilities
Design, configure, and support APIs using the KONG API Management platform, including gateway routing, plugins, and policy configurations.
Provide hands-on implementation and operational support for RESTful APIs and JSON-based integrations.
Implement and manage API security using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and related authentication and authorization mechanisms.
Support API lifecycle management, including onboarding, versioning, documentation, and deprecation.
Participate in APIM migration initiatives, including assessment, planning, and execution of migrations from legacy or alternate API management platforms to KONG.
Collaborate with application development, platform, and security teams to onboard APIs and ensure adherence to enterprise standards.
Troubleshoot and resolve API gateway, performance, security, and connectivity issues across development, test, and production environments.
Monitor API traffic, usage, and performance metrics and proactively identify and remediate issues.
Support CI/CD pipelines for API and gateway configuration deployments, where applicable.
Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and technical discussions related to API and integration architecture.
Develop and maintain technical documentation and provide knowledge transfer to support teams.
Operate with minimal supervision while contributing to continuous improvement of the APIM platform.
Must-Have Technology Stack
KONG API Management Platform (hands-on configuration and support)
RESTful API design and development
JSON-based integrations
OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect authentication frameworks.
API security concepts (JWT, token validation, rate limiting)
API lifecycle management
Version control systems (Git or equivalent)
Nice-to-Have Technology Stack
Experience with APIM migration projects.
Docker and Kubernetes exposure
CI/CD tools for API deployment and configuration
Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Monitoring and logging tools used in API ecosystems.
Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns and middleware.
Skills Required
- 8+ years in software engineering, integration, or platform engineering roles
- 1-2 years hands-on experience with KONG API Management
- Design, configure, and support APIs using KONG (gateway routing, plugins, policy configurations)
- RESTful API design and development
- JSON-based integrations
- OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect authentication frameworks
- API security concepts (JWT, token validation, rate limiting)
- API lifecycle management (onboarding, versioning, documentation, deprecation)
- Version control systems (Git or equivalent)
- Experience with APIM migration projects
- Docker and Kubernetes exposure
- CI/CD tools for API deployment and configuration
- Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Monitoring and logging tools used in API ecosystems
- Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns and middleware
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The Company
What We Do
Sputnik Solutions Inc is a partner for IT excellence, providing customized, high-quality IT staffing, development, support, and managed services. The company builds its solutions on the collective experience, customer successes, and best practices of its technology experts, serving as an innovative provider of information technology and outsourcing services based in Schaumburg, Illinois.
