Kong API Platform Engineer – Banking Sector | Dubai, UAE

harjai; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Harjai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, seeks a hands-on Kong API Platform Engineer for a banking-sector opportunity. The role focuses on building, configuring, securing, and supporting an enterprise API gateway platform using Kong Gateway Enterprise and Kong Konnect.

Candidates should have at least 7 years of experience in software, API, or platform engineering, including a mandatory minimum of 5 years of hands-on Kong API experience. Immediate joiners or max 30 days notice.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of software, API, or platform engineering experience.
• Minimum 5 years hands-on Kong Gateway or Kong Konnect experience required.
• Proficiency in at least one of JavaScript, Go, or Python; Lua is a plus.
• Strong REST API knowledge and OpenAPI specs.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop, configure, and support Kong Gateway Enterprise and Kong Konnect.
• Build secure, reusable APIs and integration flows across banking platforms, channels, and payment systems.
• Implement API security: OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, and mutual TLS (mTLS).
• Apply OWASP API Security controls.
• Automate deployments using Git, CI/CD, decK, and Terraform.
• Set up monitoring and observability for the API platform.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
• Maintain API specifications, runbooks, and Developer Portal content.

Skills

Kong API platform engineering

REST APIs & OpenAPI

CI/CD

Monitoring & observability

Tools

Kong Gateway

Kong Konnect

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Git

Job description

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Job Category: Information Technology (IT) & Software

Job Overview

Harjai is seeking a hands-on Kong API Platform Engineer for a banking-sector opportunity in Dubai. The role focuses on building, configuring, securing, and supporting an enterprise API gateway platform using Kong Gateway Enterprise and Kong Konnect.

Candidates should have at least 7 years of experience in software, API, or platform engineering, including a mandatory minimum of 5 years of hands‑on Kong API experience. Applicants must be immediate joiners or have a maximum notice period of 30 days.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, configure, and support Kong Gateway Enterprise and Kong Konnect.
• Build secure, reusable APIs and integration flows across banking platforms, channels, and payment systems.
• Implement API security mechanisms, including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, and mutual TLS (mTLS).
• Apply OWASP API Security controls.
• Automate deployments using Git, CI/CD, decK, and Terraform.
• Set up monitoring and observability for the API platform.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
• Maintain API specifications, operational runbooks, and Developer Portal content.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in software, API, or platform engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of hands‑on experience with Kong Gateway or Kong Konnect – mandatory.
• Proficiency in at least one of JavaScript, Go, or Python; Lua is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs and OpenAPI specifications.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.
• Banking or payments‑sector experience preferred.
• Kong certification is an advantage.
• Immediate availability or a maximum notice period of 30 days.

Salary, Benefits & Career Growth

Salary and additional benefits have not been specified. This opportunity offers exposure to enterprise API gateway engineering, banking integrations, API security, automation, and platform observability.