KONG Developer

Codetech • Malvern, PA

16h

About The Position

The KONG Developer designs, develops, and maintains microservices and supports and manages Enterprise Kong and Kong Konnect. The role involves installing and configuring the Kong API Gateway, integrating it with existing APIs, and monitoring and debugging platform or application issues.

The position also works with Kong Ingress on Kubernetes, maintains public API specifications and documentation through the Kong Developer Portal, and automates Kong API Gateway configurations within a DevOps pipeline. It requires familiarity with API design standards and specifications, including REST, JSON, XML, Swagger, and OpenAPI 2.0, as well as token-based OAuth/OIDC authentication.

Requirements

• Experience with Enterprise Kong and Kong Konnect.
• Experience with Kubernetes, including Kong Ingress and its configurations.
• Experience installing and configuring Kong API Gateway.
• Knowledge of OAuth grant types and authentication protocols, including OAuth/OIDC token-based authentication.
• Knowledge of API design standards, patterns, and best practices, especially Swagger, OpenAPI 2.0, REST, JSON, and XML.
• Skill implementing APIs consumed by web and native mobile applications.
• Basic Java skills.
• Ability to monitor and debug platform or application issues.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain microservices.
• Support and manage Enterprise Kong and Kong Konnect.
• Install and configure Kong API Gateway and integrate it with existing APIs.
• Monitor and debug platform or application issues.
• Work with Kong Ingress on Kubernetes and its configurations.
• Maintain public API specifications and documentation using the Kong Developer Portal.
• Automate Kong API Gateway configurations as part of a DevOps pipeline.
• Implement APIs consumed by web applications and native mobile applications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed