API Gateway Engineer (Kong)
Core
Provide product-specific surge engineering support for Kong API gateway configuration, migration waves, and CI/CD integration for the U.S. IRS.
Role type
Surge API Gateway Engineer (Kong)
Builds
Gateway configurations, plugin/policy implementations, routing rules, and developer portal setups for IRS API products (via careerplan.io/jobs/79-00B-1C-D69-api-gateway-engineer-kong-at-bdr-solutions-llc)
Domain
Federal Government / API Management
Required skills
Kong Enterprise/Konnect expertise, API migration support, GitOps, CI/CD integration, observability integration, technical documentation
Preferred skills
Kong Certified Professional, federal implementation experience
Technologies
Kong, GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools
Responsibilities
Configure gateway plugins, policies, and routing; support accelerated API migration waves and dual-run troubleshooting; integrate observability and monitoring; provide knowledge transfer and documentation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC