Lead Kong API Management Consultant

Capgemini; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Total rewards package

Peer recognition portal

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Capgemini invites a Senior API Gateway Engineer to join its Enterprise Integration Practice. Based in Sydney, Melbourne, or Canberra, you will lead Kong-based API management programs, shaping enterprise platforms for major Australian organisations, and guiding strategy through to production and operations.

You will mentor teams, drive scalable architectures, and influence governance, security practices, and long-term technology roadmaps within regulated environments.

Qualifications

• : 8+ years delivering enterprise integration and API management in complex environments.
• 2: Expertise with Kong API Gateway and Kong Konnect in large-scale implementations.
• 3: Strong API architecture, microservices, service mesh, and API-led integration patterns.
• 4: Deep experience with Kubernetes, IaC, automation, and platform engineering practices.
• 5: Cloud-native architectures and public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• 6: Implementing OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, mTLS and API security best practices.
• 7: Ability to lead stakeholders from engineers to executives; Agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior technical authority for Kong API Gateway engagements.
• Lead design and delivery of secure, scalable API management solutions.
• Facilitate workshops with architects, engineers, security teams, and leaders.
• Define enterprise API standards and governance models.
• Drive innovation via reusable frameworks and platform engineering.
• Mentor engineers and architects across cross-functional teams.

Skills

Kong Gateway

Kong Konnect

Kubernetes

Terraform

Infrastructure-as-Code

Automation

Platform engineering

API design

Security controls

Cloud platforms

Tools

Kong Gateway

Kong Konnect

Kubernetes

Terraform

decK

Job description

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.Your RoleJoin Capgemini's Enterprise Integration Practice as a Senior API Gateway Engineer, leading the design, architecture, and delivery of enterprise-scale API management solutions built on the Kong platform. Based in Sydney, Melbourne, or Canberra, you will play a key role in shaping modern integration landscapes for some of Australia's largest and most complex organisations, working across both greenfield and transformation programs.As a trusted technical leader, you will advise customers throughout their API and integration journey, from strategy and architecture through to implementation, deployment, and operational excellence. Leveraging your deep expertise in Kong, you will help establish scalable, secure, and high-performing platforms while influencing best practices, governance standards, and long-term technology roadmaps.This is an opportunity to work on high-profile projects, including Australian Government and other regulated environments, alongside talented architects, engineers, and business leaders. You will bring thought leadership to our customers, define what great enterprise API platforms look like, and help drive innovation across the broader integration and digital ecosystem.Key Responsibilities:Act as the senior technical authority for Kong API Gateway engagements, advising enterprise customers on platform strategy, architecture, governance, and adoption.Lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable, and resilient API management solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and business objectives.Facilitate executive and technical stakeholder workshops, providing guidance to architects, engineers, security teams, and technology leaders on complex integration challenges.Define and champion enterprise API standards, best practices, security controls, and operational models, establishing a clear vision for production-ready deployments.Drive innovation through the development of reusable frameworks, automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and platform engineering capabilities that improve delivery consistency and efficiency.Mentor engineers and architects across the practice, contribute to thought leadership, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional customer outcomes and long-term platform success.Your ProfileAustralian Citizen with an active AGSVA Baseline Security Clearance (or higher) and the ability to meet all client security and compliance requirements.8+ years' experience delivering enterprise integration, API management, or middleware solutions within complex enterprise environments.5+ years' hands-on experience with API Gateway and API Management platforms, including deep expertise with Kong Gateway and Kong Konnect.Proven track record designing and delivering API and integration platforms in large-scale, regulated, or mission-critical environments.Strong expertise in API architecture, microservices, service mesh, and API-led integration patterns.Advanced experience with Kubernetes, container platforms, Terraform, decK, Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, and platform engineering practices.Strong knowledge of cloud-native architectures, Linux, networking, and public cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.Demonstrated experience implementing enterprise security controls, including OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, mTLS, and API security best practices.Ability to provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to stakeholders ranging from engineers and architects through to senior executives.Strong consulting, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with experience influencing outcomes across complex organisations.Experience working within Agile delivery environments and leading technical outcomes across multidisciplinary teams.Desirable: Cloud/Kubernetes certifications, software development experience (Java, Python, or Lua), and experience within Government, Financial Services, or other highly regulated sectors.What you’ll love about working hereYou will be a part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs, and industry experts. You will love the exposure to the scale of transformation, the depth of expertise, and the opportunities for career growth.We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work-life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people.At the heart of our mission is your career growth. You will have countless learning and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications crafted to support you in exploring a world of opportunities.We realise a Total Reward package should be more than just compensation. We offer a range of core and flexible benefits and have a Peer Recognition Portal called ‘Celebrate’.We don’t just believe in inclusion we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and ‘Inclusive future for all’ campaign, we build environments where you can bring your whole self to work.Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organizations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.Make it real | www.capgemini.com