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Kong API Gateway Engineer
VARITE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
🇮🇳 India
On-site
7 months ago
- API Gateway
- Microservices
- Load Balancing
- CI/CD
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Elastic Stack
- Incident Management
- OAuth
- JWT
- mTLS
- Devops
- GraphQL
- Jenkins
- GitLab CI
- Git
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Kubernetes
- EKS
- RBAC
- IaC
- Terraform
- Helm
- Bash
- Python
7 months ago
About The Client:
A global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, headquartered in India, provides a broad spectrum of services, including IT consulting, application development, business process outsourcing, and digital solutions. Serving clients across diverse industries and in over 167 countries, the company offers technology-driven solutions to enhance efficiency and innovation. With a global presence, it has emerged as a key player in the IT services and consulting space, contributing to the digital transformation of businesses worldwide.
About The Job:
- The candidate will be responsible for the design, development, deployment, and support of Kong API Gateway solutions and Kong Service Mesh implementations.
- This role requires strong expertise in API management, microservices architecture, and cloud environments, along with the ability to troubleshoot and optimize API performance and security.
- Design, develop, and deploy Kong API Gateway solutions for secure and scalable API management.
- Implement Kong Service Mesh to enable secure service-to-service communication and traffic control in microservices environments.
- Configure routing, load balancing, rate limiting, authentication, and authorization using Kong plugins.
- Develop custom plugins in Lua, Go, or other supported languages to extend Kong’s functionality.
- Integrate Kong with CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and testing.
- Collaborate with development teams to onboard new services to Kong API Gateway and Service Mesh.
- Monitor Kong infrastructure for performance, latency, and errors using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.
- Investigate and resolve API-related issues, ensuring minimal downtime and optimized performance.
- Handle incident management, root cause analysis (RCA), and implement preventive measures.
- Maintain Kong configurations and policies across environments (Dev, UAT, Production).
- Ensure API security by implementing OAuth, JWT, mTLS, and other industry-standard security practices.
- Work closely with DevOps, cloud, and security teams to streamline Kong integrations.
- Document Kong configurations, API specifications, and support processes.
- Train internal teams on Kong usage, API onboarding, and best practices.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
- Hands-on experience with Kong API Gateway (OSS or Enterprise) and Kong Service Mesh.
- Strong understanding of APIs (REST, GraphQL) and microservices architecture.
- Proficiency in Lua, Go, or other programming languages used for developing Kong plugins.
- Knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.) and version control systems (Git).
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Client EKS.
- Familiarity with API security mechanisms like OAuth, JWT, API keys, and mTLS.
- Experience in monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.
- Strong troubleshooting and proble
- Kong Enterprise experience (RBAC, developer portal, Vitals, etc.).
- Knowledge of service mesh concepts (sidecars, proxies, traffic splitting).
- Understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or Helm.
- Familiarity with scripting languages (Bash, Python) for automation
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Strong analytical and organizational abilities.
- ​Proactive mindset and a problem-solving attitude.
How to Apply:Interested candidates are encouraged to respond/submit their updated resumes, and for additional job opportunities, please visit Jobs In India – VARITE.
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About VARITE: VARITE is a global staffing and IT consulting company providing technical consulting and team augmentation services to Fortune 500 Companies in USA, UK, CANADA and INDIA. VARITE is currently a primary and direct vendor to the leading corporations in the verticals of Networking, Cloud Infrastructure, Hardware and Software, Digital Marketing and Media Solutions, Clinical Diagnostics, Utilities, Gaming and Entertainment, and Financial Services.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
VARITE is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Kong API Gateway Engineer · VARITE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED