Information Sys Engineer( Kong)

Job Summary We are seeking a highly skilled Senior API Gateway engineer & Middleware Administrator with 10+ years of experience to architect, develop, and manage our API gateway and enterprise middleware infrastructure. This role combines strong demonstrated hands-on development expertise in Lua and Python with deep operational knowledge of Kong API Gateway and enterprise middleware platforms. Job Requirements As a key member of our Platform Engineering team, you will be responsible for: • Developing custom Kong plugins using Lua/Python to implement complex business logic, security policies, and integrations • Administering Kong Gateway infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability • Managing enterprise middleware platforms including Oracle Fusion, NGINX, and application servers • Building CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps for automated deployment of Kong plugins and middleware components • Architecting API and integration solutions that power our microservices ecosystem The ideal candidate is a technical expert who thrives at the intersection of development and operations, possesses strong coding skills in Lua and Python, has proven experience managing enterprise middleware at scale, and brings a DevOps mindset to automate and optimize platform operations. 1. Kong Plugin Development • Strong demonstrated experience in custom Kong plugin development using Lua, Python and Kong PDK • Strong demonstrated experience in Kong lifecycle management • Authentication, authorization, transformation, traffic control, and logging plugins • Plugin testing, debugging, optimization, versioning, and deployment 2. Kong Administration • Kong Gateway installation, configuration, and administration • Architecture, clustering, HA, and load balancing • Kong Admin API, and best practices • Service/route/upstream/consumer/plugin management • Performance tuning, SSL/TLS management, upgrades, monitoring 3. Development • Strong demonstrated experience in Lua, Python, Kong SDK and Java • Microservices, async programming (asyncio), and database connectivity • Message queue integration (RabbitMQ, Kafka), and Azure SDK • Middleware automation, ETL scripts, and monitoring solutions • Testing and code quality 4. Middleware Administration App/Web Servers: • Tomcat/Nginx/IIS/JBoss: Installation, configuration, deployment, tuning, and load balancing 5. CI/CD Pipeline Development • CI/CD pipelines for Kong plugins and middleware • Automated build/test/deployment, multi-environment strategies • Quality gates, security scanning, deployment strategies Education IC - Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience.Mgr & Exec - Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of related experience. Job Segment: Middleware, Developer, Java, Oracle, Database, Technology