Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Skysoft Inc. is seeking an experienced Kong Database Administrator to manage, administer, and optimize Kong API Gateway deployments. The ideal candidate will work closely with various teams to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable API management solutions, focusing on database performance and infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Install, configure, administer, and maintain Kong API Gateway environments
- Manage and administer Kong backend databases, primarily PostgreSQL and/or Apache Cassandra
- Perform database installation, upgrades, patching, migration, and version management
- Monitor database health, capacity planning, and performance optimization
- Configure database replication, clustering, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions
- Perform backup, restoration, and recovery procedures to ensure data integrity
- Troubleshoot Kong Gateway and database-related issues in production and non-production environments
- Optimize SQL queries, indexes, and database configurations for improved performance
- Configure and maintain Kong plugins, services, routes, consumers, certificates, and authentication mechanisms
- Implement API security policies including OAuth2, JWT, mTLS, LDAP, and Key Authentication
- Support CI/CD deployment pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar)
- Monitor Kong and database environments using enterprise monitoring tools
- Collaborate with development teams to support API lifecycle management
- Maintain system documentation, operational procedures, and disaster recovery documentation
- Ensure compliance with organizational security and governance standards
Skills
- 7+ years of Database Administration experience
- 3+ years of hands-on experience administering Kong API Gateway
- Strong experience with PostgreSQL and/or Apache Cassandra administration
- Experience configuring Kong in traditional, hybrid, or Kubernetes environments
- Strong knowledge of database performance tuning and optimization
- Experience with backup and recovery strategies
- Experience with Linux system administration
- Strong scripting experience using Bash, Python, or Shell scripting
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON, YAML, and OpenAPI specifications
- Experience implementing high availability and disaster recovery architectures
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Experience with Kong Enterprise features
- Experience with Kong Konnect
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