Kong API Engineer – Banking API Security, Glasgow Onsite

Uniting People; Uddingston; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Uniting People in Glasgow is seeking a Kong API Engineer for a major banking programme. This hands-on role focuses on API management, API security and cloud-native technologies, with 5 days onsite per week.

You will work with Kong API Gateway, RESTful APIs, OpenAPI, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, and mTLS, plus CI/CD, Kubernetes and Terraform in a cloud-native setup. Banking/financial services experience is essential.

Qualifications

• Banking or financial services experience is essential.
• 5 days per week onsite in Glasgow.
• Strong programming in Golang and/or Lua.
• Experience with API Management platforms and Kong API Gateway.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage API integrations and services.
• Implement API security using OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, and mTLS.
• Design and maintain RESTful APIs and OpenAPI specifications.
• Operate cloud-native deployments with Kubernetes and Terraform.
• Collaborate closely with banking programme teams.

Skills

Golang

Lua

API Management

RESTful APIs

OpenAPI

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

JWT

mTLS

Cloud-native

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Terraform

Tools

Kong API Gateway

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Uniting People in Glasgow is seeking a Kong API Engineer for a major banking programme. This hands-on role focuses on API management, API security and cloud-native technologies, with 5 days onsite per week.

You will work with Kong API Gateway, RESTful APIs, OpenAPI, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, and mTLS, plus CI/CD, Kubernetes and Terraform in a cloud-native setup. Banking/financial services experience is essential.