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# API Gateway Engineer (Kong)

- **Company:** BDR Solutions
- **Location:** United States
- **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $210,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Continuous Integration, Routing, Test Execution Engine, Api Gateway, Devsecops
- **Published:** July 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9019735/api-gateway-engineer-kong

## About the Role

* Deep product-specific experience with Kong Enterprise, Kong Konnect, or comparable API gateway platform: plugins/policies, developer portal configuration, GitOps, observability integration
 * API migration support: wave preparation, dual-run troubleshooting, rollback validation, test execution within Government-paced delivery
 * CI/CD integration with Government-owned DevSecOps platforms for gateway configuration deployment - does not own CI/CD platform
 * Knowledge transfer and technical documentation in a federal delivery context
 * Active IRS Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required.

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Kong Certified Professional certification
 * Direct Kong Enterprise federal implementation experience

## Description

BDR Solutions is building a candidate pipeline for the Kong / API Gateway Surge Engineer role for potential CLIN 0006 authorization. This role provides product-specific surge support when IRS authorizes a new API gateway product and determines additional capacity is needed. Surge work covers: gateway configuration, plugins/policies, routing, developer portal configuration, environment promotion, accelerated API migration waves, CI/CD integration, governance validation, observability integration, and knowledge transfer., * Provide product-specific engineering support for gateway configuration, plugins/policies, routing, certificates, runtime groups, developer portal configuration, and environment promotion within Government-approved boundaries

 * Support accelerated API migration wave preparation, test execution, defect resolution, rollback validation, and dual-run troubleshooting when Government authorizes
 * Support EAG/API-gateway CI/CD integration touchpoints, GitOps/configuration-as-code artifacts, governance validation, and observability and monitoring integration for the approved gateway product
 * Provide knowledge transfer, technical office hours, configuration documentation, surge activity status reporting, and completion evidence for Government acceptance


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