Senior Kong API Gateway Architect for Enterprise & Govt

Capgemini; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards

Celebrate portal

Flexible benefits

Hybrid work

Job summary

Capgemini's Enterprise Integration Practice is seeking a Senior API Gateway Engineer to lead design, architecture, and delivery of enterprise-scale API management solutions built on Kong. Based in Sydney, Melbourne, or Canberra, you will influence platform strategy, governance, and best practices across major Australian organisations, including government and regulated sectors.

You will mentor engineers, drive automation via IaC, and guide customers through end-to-end API journeys from strategy

Qualifications

• 8+ years delivering enterprise integration or middleware in complex environments.
• 5+ years 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 knowledge of cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, Terraform, IaC, automation and platform engineering practices.
• Experience implementing enterprise security controls including OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, mTLS, and API security best practices.

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 reusable frameworks, automation, IaC, and platform engineering capabilities to improve delivery efficiency.
• Mentor engineers and architects across the practice, contribute to thought leadership, and collaborate across teams to deliver outcomes.

Skills

Kong Gateway

API Management

Kubernetes

Terraform

IaC

OAuth2

JWT

mTLS

Cloud platforms

Tools

Kong Konnect

decK

Linux

Git

Job description

Capgemini's Enterprise Integration Practice is seeking a Senior API Gateway Engineer to lead design, architecture, and delivery of enterprise-scale API management solutions built on Kong. Based in Sydney, Melbourne, or Canberra, you will influence platform strategy, governance, and best practices across major Australian organisations, including government and regulated sectors.

You will mentor engineers, drive automation via IaC, and guide customers through end-to-end API journeys from strategy