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Sputnik Solutions Inc · 11 hours ago

KONG API Management (APIM) Engineer

positionUnited States
timeContract
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date8+ years exp

Sputnik Solutions Inc is seeking a KONG API Management Engineer to design, configure, and support APIs using KONG API Management. The role involves managing API security, supporting the full API lifecycle, and collaborating with various teams to onboard APIs and ensure compliance with enterprise standards.

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Responsibilities

Design, configure, and support APIs using KONG API Management, including gateway routing, plugins, and policies
Implement and support RESTful APIs and JSON-based integrations
Manage API security using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, rate limiting, and token validation
Support the full API lifecycle (onboarding, versioning, documentation, deprecation)
Participate in APIM migration initiatives from legacy or alternate platforms to KONG
Collaborate with application, platform, and security teams to onboard APIs and enforce enterprise standards
Troubleshoot API gateway, performance, security, and connectivity issues across environments
Monitor API usage, traffic, and performance metrics; proactively resolve issues
Support CI/CD pipelines for API and gateway configuration deployments
Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and API architecture discussions
Create and maintain technical documentation and support knowledge transfer
Work independently while driving continuous improvement of the APIM platform

Qualification

KONG API ManagementRESTful API designAPI security conceptsOAuth 2.0 & OpenID ConnectAPI lifecycle managementVersion control (Git)JSON-based integrationsAPIM migration experienceDocker & KubernetesCI/CD toolsCloud platformsMonitoring & logging toolsEnterprise integration patterns

Required

8+ years overall experience
1–2 years with KONG API Management
Hands-on experience with KONG API Management Platform
RESTful API design and development
JSON-based integrations
OAuth 2.0 & OpenID Connect
API security concepts (JWT, rate limiting, token validation)
API lifecycle management
Version control (Git or equivalent)

Preferred

APIM migration experience
Docker & Kubernetes exposure
CI/CD tools for API deployments
Cloud platforms: AWS / Azure / GCP
Monitoring & logging tools
Enterprise integration patterns & middleware

Company

Sputnik Solutions Inc

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At Sputnik Solutions Inc, we build our solutions on the collective experience, customer successes, and best practices of our technology experts.
dateFounded in 2016
location
Schaumburg, Illinois, US
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://sputniksol.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
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