Senior Kong API Gateway Architect & Platform Leader

Skysoft Incorporated; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Skysoft Incorporated is seeking a highly skilled Kong API Gateway Architect to design, implement, and optimize enterprise-scale API gateway solutions. The candidate will drive architectural decisions for Kong Gateway, Konnect, and related cloud technologies.

You will lead cross-functional teams, define API governance, and ensure secure, scalable deployments using Docker and Kubernetes in an enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in software engineering or API architecture.
• 6+ years hands-on with Kong API Gateway.
• Experience with Kong Gateway/Konnect, including plugin development and configuration.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design scalable API gateway solutions using Kong Gateway and Konnect.
• Provide architectural leadership and mentorship to cross-functional teams.
• Define API standards, versioning, documentation, and governance.

Skills

Kong Gateway

Konnect

API architecture

Leadership

Mentorship

RESTful API design

Microservices

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Lua

Python

Java

.NET

OAuth2

OIDC

mTLS

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

decK

Kong Manager

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Skysoft Incorporated is seeking a highly skilled Kong API Gateway Architect to design, implement, and optimize enterprise-scale API gateway solutions. The candidate will drive architectural decisions for Kong Gateway, Konnect, and related cloud technologies.

You will lead cross-functional teams, define API governance, and ensure secure, scalable deployments using Docker and Kubernetes in an enterprise environment.