API Developer and Admin - Kong - ME

An API developer is responsible to rapidly develop, test and deploy APIs, services and their supporting assets within the API life cycle. Manage and administer Kong and API Gateway across various environments.

Responsibilities

Functional Responsibilities

• Active participation during the process of identifying components of the technical solution along with the lead/manager.
• Effectively collaborates with Quality Assurance Testing and Projects Teams during testing phases.
• Contributes original and resourceful ideas in brainstorming sessions.
• Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.

Core Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing API swagger and xslt from API define and mapping specifications.
• Responsible for creating API assembly using built-in and user-defined policies.
• Responsible for implementing various user-defined policies.
• Responsible for following standards and practices during SDLC.
• Responsible for designing and developing loopback applications using IBM API Connect.
• Responsible for implementing RESTful APIs for various message formats like JSONs, XMLs, files.
• Responsible for implementing security aspects into the APIs.
• Responsible for implementing API Manager extensions.
• Responsible to create plans, products, and publish products to the developer portal.
• Responsible for configuring and publishing APIs using the command line.
• Responsible for installing the developer toolkit on the desktop.
• Responsible for documenting the release steps for deploying an API to different environments in a Release Document.
• Responsible to analyze logs to identify problems within the IBM API Connect Cloud.
• Responsible for analyzing issues within the developer toolkit on the desktop.
• Responsible for customizing API details screen on the Developer Portal for each API developed by the developer.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the latest security standards to protect APIs: OAuth, JWT, JWS, and JWE.
• Responsible to understand and undertake POC/research on the latest open-source technologies.
• POC how to create microservices using Node.js and creating loopback applications on the cloud.

Problem Solving and Complexity

• Required to undertake research on technology issues that will better serve the Bank.
• Required to do POC in the latest open-source technologies using IBM Bluemix and Node.js.
• Expected to understand the latest releases and suggest improvements.
• Expected to recommend suggestions to improve API components' reliability, performance, and scalability.
• Help in solving production issues and performance issues.

Essential Skills

• Experience in KONG API Gateway development is mandatory.
• Experience in microservices development and deployment.

Desired Skills

• KONG API Administration knowledge is an added advantage.