Technical Certification Developer
Core
Design and manage high-stakes technical certification exams for Kong's API platform, creating scenario-based items and hands-on labs to validate professional expertise.
Role type
Senior IC Technical Certification Developer
Builds
Validated exam blueprints, item banks, practice labs, and official study guides for API professionals
Domain
API Engineering & Professional Certification
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
API development, API gateway configuration, Kubernetes, technical documentation, API lifecycle management, psychometric item writing, exam security protocols
Preferred skills
Psychometric principles, exam-authoring platforms, formal certification program development, API lifecycle management platforms, instructional design frameworks
Technologies
Kong, Apigee, MuleSoft, AWS API Gateway, Azure API Management, OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, OAuth 2.0, mTLS
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end exam development from job task analysis to blueprint creation; Craft scenario-based exam items and performance-based formats; Facilitate technical review workshops with subject matter experts; Enforce exam security best practices and manage item bank version control; Collaborate on production of hands-on practice labs and study guides; Review flagged items and provide technical rationale for scoring decisions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
