Cloud Bridge Solutions Inc · 3 hours ago
Kong Product Owner
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expCloud Bridge Solutions Inc is seeking a Kong Product Owner Architect to own the strategy, architecture, and delivery of their API Gateway & API Management platform built on Kong. This role combines product ownership with technical architecture leadership, focusing on designing the API platform and driving API adoption across teams.
Cloud ComputingCloud InfrastructureConsultingInformation TechnologyLife ScienceMechanical EngineeringSoftware EngineeringWeb Development
Responsibilities
Own the API platform product vision & roadmap
Prioritize backlog for Kong Gateway capabilities
Translate business needs into platform-level user stories
Engage stakeholders (Business, Security, DevOps, Engineering)
Drive API adoption across teams
Define KPIs: latency, availability, API success rate, adoption
Design enterprise-scale API Gateway architecture using Kong
Define reference architectures for API onboarding
Ensure high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance
Architect secure API patterns (OAuth2, JWT, mTLS)
Define API lifecycle, governance, and standards
Review and approve technical designs related to Kong
Implement Zero Trust API security
Define policies for:
Authentication & authorization
Rate limiting & throttling
API versioning & deprecation
Ensure compliance with regulatory standards (banking, fintech, enterprise)
Design Kong deployments on:
Kubernetes
AWS / Azure / GCP
Enable CI/CD for Kong plugins & configurations
Guide teams on best practices for API management
Qualification
Required
Own the API platform product vision & roadmap
Prioritize backlog for Kong Gateway capabilities
Translate business needs into platform-level user stories
Engage stakeholders (Business, Security, DevOps, Engineering)
Drive API adoption across teams
Define KPIs: latency, availability, API success rate, adoption
Design enterprise-scale API Gateway architecture using Kong
Define reference architectures for API onboarding
Ensure high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance
Architect secure API patterns (OAuth2, JWT, mTLS)
Define API lifecycle, governance, and standards
Review and approve technical designs related to Kong
Implement Zero Trust API security
Define policies for: Authentication & authorization, Rate limiting & throttling, API versioning & deprecation
Ensure compliance with regulatory standards (banking, fintech, enterprise)
Design Kong deployments on: Kubernetes, AWS / Azure / GCP
Enable CI/CD for Kong plugins & configurations
Guide teams on best practices for API management
Kong Gateway (OSS & Enterprise)
Kong Manager, Plugins, Admin API
API Management & Governance
REST / GraphQL APIs
API versioning & lifecycle management
Microservices architecture
Kubernetes (EKS / AKS / GKE)
Docker & container platforms
Load balancing & traffic management
High availability & disaster recovery design
OAuth2, JWT, OpenID Connect
Mutual TLS (mTLS)
Rate limiting, DDoS protection
Zero Trust Architecture
API security best practices
AWS / Azure / GCP
CI/CD pipelines
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm)
Observability & monitoring
Logging and tracing tools
Product Ownership (Scrum / Agile)
Roadmap & backlog management
Writing platform-level user stories
Stakeholder management
Business-to-technical translation
Strong communication & leadership
Decision-making authority
Ability to influence architecture standards
Mentoring engineers and POs
Strategic thinking
8–12+ years in API / platform / integration roles
3–5+ years with API Gateways (Kong preferred)
Experience as: Product Owner and/or Solution / Platform Architect
Preferred
CSPO / SAFe POPM – preferred
Kong Certification – strong plus
Cloud certifications – added advantage
Company
Cloud Bridge Solutions Inc
Cloud Bridge Solutions Inc. is a certified MBE and GSA contract holder with ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO 9001:2015 certifications.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
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Co-Founder & Director
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