API Engineer

Job Title: Kong API Management/API Engineer
Location: London
Duration: Contract (5 Days Onsite)

Required qualifications:
Programming languages: Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages - Golang or Lua Script.
Cloud-native operations: Practical, hands-on cloud-native experience.
API management: Professional experience with API management technologies (eg, Apigee, Kong, or MuleSoft).
API design: Strong understanding of the OpenAPI Specification (OAS) for RESTful APIs.
API security: Hands-on experience securing APIs at the gateway, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT validation, key-auth, and mutual TLS (mTLS).
DevOps toolchain: Expertise across the DevOps toolchain, including CI/CD, Kubernetes, and Terraform.

Preferred qualifications:
AWS: Experience with AWS services, including ECS, EKS, and MSK.
API gateway: Hands-on experience with Kong API Gateway.
Golang: Proficiency in the Golang programming language.
Lua: Proficiency in the Lua programming language.