Information Technology_USA - USA_Solution Architect

API Solution Architect (Kong / GCP)

Own end-to-end API architecture using Kong Gateway and Kong Konnect

Lead architecture design across on-prem and GCP environments

Drive API governance and lifecycle management strategies

Collaborate with Security, Network, Infra, and Product teams

Lead Architecture Review Board (ARB) discussions

Define scalable and high-performance API solutions

Establish design-first API development practices

Guide teams on integration and API best practices

Oversee multi-region and multi-environment deployments

Ensure compliance with enterprise security and governance standards

Provide technical leadership for API platform initiatives

Support modernization and migration (e.g., Apigee to Kong)

Design and implement Kong Gateway (Control Plane/Data Plane) architecture

Manage Kong Konnect configurations including decK and workspaces

Define API security patterns (mTLS, OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, API keys)

Implement rate limiting, WAF, and security controls

Build and manage infrastructure using Terraform (IaC)

Deploy and manage APIs on GCP (GKE/Kubernetes)

Ensure observability using logging and monitoring tools (e.g.