Kong Administrator & Developer

Job Role

Job Type

Experience

Job Roles & Responsibilities: -

• Design, develop, and configure Kong entities (services, routes, plugins, caching, API management).
• Create and customize Kong plugins; implement request/response transformations.
• Develop custom Lua scripts for extended functionality.
• Integrate Kong with APIs, backend systems, and DevOps pipelines.
• Manage API security authentication, authorization, rate limiting, RBAC.
• Implement traffic management (load balancing, caching).
• Monitor and troubleshoot Kong performance issues.
• Maintain API documentation via Kong Developer Portal.
• Stay updated on new Kong features and best practices.

Job Skills & Requirements: -

• Strong experience in

  Kong administration and development

  .
• Solid understanding of

  API design (REST, OpenAPI)

  and

  microservices architecture

  .
• Proficient in

  Lua

  and

  Python

  scripting.
• Knowledge of

  DevOps tools

  (Git, CI/CD).
• Experience with

  Kubernetes

  ,

  Kong Ingress

  , and

  cloud platforms

  (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with

  API security

  (OAuth, OIDC, Auth0) and

  testing tools

  (Postman, JMeter, Insomnia).
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Bachelors degree in computer science or related field.

• Kong certification

  preferred.