Senior Kong API Platform Architect (Enterprise)

Capgemini; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development program

Job summary

Capgemini 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 shape modern integration landscapes for Australia’s largest organisations, working across greenfield and transformation programs.

You will advise customers through API strategy to production, leveraging Kong expertise to build scalable, secure platforms, and influence governance and roadmaps.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience delivering enterprise integration or middleware in complex environments.
• 5+ years with API Gateway/API Management platforms, including Kong Gateway/Kong Konnect.
• Proven track record designing and delivering API and integration platforms in large-scale, regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior technical authority for Kong API Gateway engagements, advising on strategy, architecture, governance and adoption.
• Lead design and delivery of secure, scalable, and resilient API management solutions aligned with enterprise architecture.
• Facilitate executive and technical workshops for architects, engineers, security teams and technology leaders.
• Define and champion enterprise API standards, security controls, and production-ready deployment models.
• Drive innovation through reusable frameworks, automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and platform engineering.
• Mentor engineers and architects, contribute to thought leadership, and collaborate across teams to deliver outcomes.

Skills

Kong Gateway

API architecture

Kubernetes

Terraform

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud-native

Security controls

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Mentoring

Tools

Kong Konnect

decK

Terraform

Job description

Capgemini 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 shape modern integration landscapes for Australia’s largest organisations, working across greenfield and transformation programs.

You will advise customers through API strategy to production, leveraging Kong expertise to build scalable, secure platforms, and influence governance and roadmaps.