What are the responsibilities and job description for the APIM- Infrastructure Engineer position at VSG Business Solutions LLC?
Job Description : (Need Local candidates only)
Must have
58 years experience in APIM management tools with a specialization in KONG
Deep expertise in managing and optimizing API gateways specifically KONG and play a key role in implementing configuring and maintaining API management solutions for our organization.
Performance reliability and scalability of KONG API Gateway while also driving integration with other systems and troubleshooting any issues that arise.
Experience with Kubernetes Redis cache and any other AWS infra components needed to support Kong in AWS.
Create scalable optimized and secure Kubernetesbased infrastructure. Experience to apply kong patches to Kubernetes cluster
Experience with Observability tool (OTEL framework) with deep skills in Datadog and Splunk for metrics and logs respectively.
LUA Experience and ideally experience in writing with writing Kong plugins in LUA. Experience in migrating APIM platforms (add color)
Experience working in SaaS environment and enabling application teams to aid with API adoption and onboarding.
Good to have
Experience in APIGEE Edge
Proxy migration experience from APIGEE Edge to KONG
Responsibilities
Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to define API requirements integrations and standards.
Implement and manage API security policies including OAuth JWT rate limiting IP filtering and other industrystandard security protocols.
Monitor and analyze API performance using KONGs builtin tools and thirdparty monitoring solutions identifying opportunities for optimization.
Custom Plugin Development : Design and implement custom KONG plugins using Lua to meet specific business needs such as advanced authentication logging rate limiting and custom transformations.
Monitoring Logging & Tracing : Implement custom logging monitoring and distributed tracing capabilities through plugins to capture meaningful metrics errors and system health information. Use tracing tools (e.g. OpenTelemetry Jaeger) to provide endtoend visibility of API calls and identify performance bottlenecks.
Develop reusable efficient and welldocumented Lua scripts for KONG plugins that extend its capabilities beyond the default functionality.
Provide documentation training and support to internal teams and stakeholders on KONG and API management practices.
Solid understanding of API management principles including versioning documentation and security best practices.
Handson experience with API management features such as rate limiting load balancing authentication logging and monitoring.
Proficiency in managing cloud infrastructure (AWS Azure) and working with cloudbased API Gateway services.
Ability to work effectively in an agile development environment and communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
Soft Skills
Self starter
Working with internal and external stakeholder
Drive with Arch and Eng practices
Key Skills
Jenkins,Ruby,Python,Active Directory,Cloud,PowerShell,Windows,AWS,Linux,SAN,Java,Troubleshoot,Backup,Puppet,hardware
Employment Type : Full Time
Vacancy : 1
