Kong API
saxon globalHouston (TX)
About the role
Job Title Technical Requirements Must-Haves Kong experience API Gateway knowledge Service Mesh understanding Familiarity with AWS or GCP, plus exposure to on-prem data centers Ability to understand API architecture end-to-end: Databases Microservices AI interaction points Nice-to-Haves Broader system architecture knowledge Experience supporting cloud migrations AI–API integration understanding (important as these will merge over time) Environment & Current State Recently finished deploying to development environment in AWS (1 of 3 total environments). Must follow established governance and compliance policies —not responsible for creating them. Organization is shifting from WSO2 to Kong over a 2-year migration plan, aligned with cloud migration timelines. Team historically "just managed servers," but APIs are now becoming a strategic capability. Prime has purchased nearly all Kong modules, including Kong Connect. They've already purchased an AI Gateway for next year and are working with Optura.
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