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# IT - Consultant | Energy Upstream | Upstream

- **Company:** Cloudspace LLC
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $175,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Routing, OAuth, Data Logging, Software Security, Rate Limiting, Api Gateway
- **Published:** July 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us052caf48ace74022df19a62a04f7817d

## About the Role

Strong understanding of Kong Gateway (OSS/Enterprise), plugins, routing, and API security.
Experience in Agile delivery and Product Owner responsibilities.
Knowledge of authentication (OAuth2, JWT), rate limiting, logging, and observability.
Nice to Have Skills

## Description

The Kong Product Owner/Tech lead is responsible for defining and driving the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of the organization s API Gateway platform using Kong (OSS/Enterprise). The role ensures that the platform meets business, security, and operational requirements while working closely with architecture, engineering, security, and delivery teams.
Minimum Years of Experience:
7+ years exp overall , 2+ years exp relevant in Kong
Certifications Needed:
None
Top 3 responsibilities you would expect the Subcon to shoulder and execute:
Interview Process (Is face to face required?)
video call with valid ID proof
Any additional information you would like to share about the project specs/nature of work:, Project Code :Master Project code for EAIS Kong Operat


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