Kong API Gateway Architect & Governance Lead

Infoplus Technologies UK Ltd

Greater London

On-site

GBP 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Infoplus Technologies UK Ltd. is seeking a Kong API Gateway Specialist to lead the development, governance, and lifecycle management of our enterprise API ecosystem. You will drive API standards, manage Kong deployments, and collaborate with architects, security, and dev teams to ensure secure, scalable APIs.

The role focuses on governance, security integrations, and deployment strategies across cloud environments, with a strong emphasis on API life cycle and cataloguing.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

Define and implement an enterprise API Governance Framework.
Design, configure, and manage Kong API Gateway solutions.
Develop policies for traffic management, throttling, and routing.
Enforce API security controls including OAuth2, OIDC, and JWT.
Collaborate with enterprise architects and development teams.
Establish API life cycle management and cataloguing.
Monitor governance metrics and produce reports.

Skills

Kong API Gateway

API management

API governance

OpenAPI

OAuth2 / OIDC

JWT

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Security controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

API certifications

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

Splunk

Dynatrace

Job description

The role focuses on governance, security integrations, and deployment strategies across cloud environments, with a strong emphasis on API life cycle and cataloguing.

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