- Coordinate with the existing engineering team to understand their development, build and deployment process w.r.t Cloud and Kong Konnect.
- Designed to build secure networking, infrastructure, database, monitoring, alerting for Kong API gateway.
- Automated deployment process with automated CI/CD pipelines using the technologies Git, Jenkins, AWS CI, ARGO CD, Nexus, Google Anthos, Kubernetes, and GCP GKE.
- Writing and managing the docker files, service files, deployment files (with various aspects to take care for auto scalability, de-scalability, certs, roles, volume integration) for the various services.
- Manage the deployment and version upgrade of Kong Konnect.
- Create an infrastructure-as-code mentality. Write Terraform scripts to code the entire infra, networking, configurations, security policies setup.
- Implements monitoring/alarming tools, develops/reviews KPIs, identifies issues, errors, inconsistencies, anomalies, to ensure system health and works with lead engineers to plan and scale KONG as necessary.
- Supports and co-ordinates with other DevOps leads and engineers with the architecture, design, development.
- Build the strategy & setup the process to implement the maker and checker concept for any changes going to happen in the KONG.
- Bring the expertise to do the capacity planning, configure, setup and build the entire environment on AWS and GCP.
- Experience on Kong API gateway - community and enterprise.
- Design Plugins to connect with varied systems using Kong API gateway.
- Working experience in Industry Standard protocols related API Security including OAuth is a must.
- working on Kong Ingress with Kubernetes\Dockers and configurations.
- Exp in Kubernetes platform.
- Exp in KONG migration and cloud
- Well versed in setup the Cassandra and the RDBMS for the cloud deployment.
- Meet with the SLA of % for deployment on UAT, and Production.
- Make sure the architecture and design are supporting the Disaster Recovery (DR) and High Availability (HA)
- Sound knowledge of monitoring and alerting tools like: Prometheus, Grafana, develop the various dashboards in Prometheus & Grafana, Prometheus query language.
- Expertise in writing the Terraform Scripts to convert every setup into Infrastructure as a Code.
- Sound knowledge of shell scripting
- Well versed in managing the various keys, certificates and its automatic renewal and rotations.
- 4-10 years of industry experience and 2-6 years in KONG.
- Problem-solving skills.
- On Terraform
- Collaboration skills.
- Good communication skills
Senior Engineer/ Kong Architect - Hyderabad, India - SID Global Solutions
Description
We are hiring an experienced Kong Architect/ Senior Engineer with 4-10 years of experience in handling the cloud operations and 3-6 years of experience in Kong. If you're dedicated and ambitious, our company is an excellent place to grow your career. This role is going to be in the SIDGS, India offices in (Hyderabad/Bangalore). There may be a travel opportunity as well at the client location in Manila, PH.
Professional Summary
Kong Architect/ Senior Engineer combines an understanding of both engineering and Kong Gateway and Kong Konnect. This role will work with various departments to create, develop and automate various KONG APIGATEWAY aspects and functioning for development, build, deployment, monitoring, alerting, and infra as a Code (IaaS) within a company.
Kong Architect/ Senior engineer provides a detailed SME expertise of automation management toolsets, such as CI/CD, Terraform, Ansible, IaaS, Building networking, security policies and infra for Cloud and/or on prem. This role will be reviewing the multi cloud deployment architecture & design, Kong management, Terraform codes, CI/CD and Shell Scripting.
This role is going to report to the Senior Architects/ Kong Tech Lead.
Responsibilities
Technical Skills:
Qualifications
B.Tech and/or M. Tech in any discipline