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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Kong AI Gateway Sr Engineer - **Company:** Everforth Apex - **Location:** Jersey City, NJ, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, ARM Architecture, Audit Trail, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Identity and Access Management, OAuth, OpenID, PCI Data Security Standards, Azure Machine Learning, JSON Web Token, Large Language Models, Snowflake, AI Platforms, Information Technology, Deployment Automation - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/44aee8cc-856b-4ea7-afb0-2b0a0ee2551b ## About the Role Education: A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline is required., * 8+ years of experience designing and operating enterprise API, application, or cloud platforms. * 5+ years of experience in cloud architecture and security. * 3+ years working with AI/ML platform technologies or enterprise AI deployments. * Hands-on experience implementing and managing Kong Gateway and Kong Enterprise solutions. * Experience within regulated industries such as financial services, banking, insurance, or capital markets is strongly preferred. Preferred Qualifications * Master's degree in a relevant field. * Kong Certified Professional certification. * AWS Solutions Architect or Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect certification. * CISSP, CCSP, or equivalent security certification. * Experience implementing AI security controls and governance frameworks. * Familiarity with NIST AI RMF, NIST 800-53, NYDFS 500, PCI DSS, SOC 2, and other financial services regulatory requirements. * Experience with DSPM, DLP, and enterprise data protection controls. ## Description We are seeking an experienced Senior AI Gateway Engineer to lead the architecture, engineering, security, and operational management of our enterprise AI Gateway platform, with a primary focus on Kong AI Gateway. This role will serve as the technical authority responsible for enabling secure, resilient, compliant, and scalable consumption of Large Language Models (LLMs) and other AI services. The successful candidate will combine expertise in Kong AI Gateway, cloud architecture, AI security, and identity management to deliver a highly available AI platform that meets the demands of a regulated financial services environment., * Design, implement, and evolve enterprise AI Gateway solutions using Kong AI Gateway and Kong Enterprise. * Develop standardized onboarding patterns for applications, AI agents, and business services consuming AI. * Engineer reusable integration patterns for OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Anthropic, Snowflake Cortex, and other AI services. * Implement intelligent model routing, failover, traffic shaping, and provider abstraction. * Develop custom Kong plugins and integrations supporting AI-specific governance and security requirements. * Architect and implement enterprise-grade identity controls for AI platforms, including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, and mTLS. * Implement AI security guardrails, policy enforcement, and controls for prompt injection protection, DLP, and PII redaction. * Design highly available and resilient AI platform architectures, including multi-region and cross-cloud recovery patterns. * Integrate AI Gateway services with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Snowflake. * Build enterprise observability capabilities for AI workloads, including monitoring, metrics, tracing, and audit logging. ## Related Videos - [Keeping applications secure by evolving OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100152-keeping-applications-secure-by-evolving-oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Beyond GPT: Building Unified GenAI Platforms for the Enterprise of Tomorrow](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1525-beyond-gpt-building-unified-genai-platforms-for-the-enterprise-of-tomorrow) - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) - [Delay the AI Overlords: How OAuth and OpenFGA Can Keep Your AI Agents from Going Rogue](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1637-delay-the-ai-overlords-how-oauth-and-openfga-can-keep-your-ai-agents-from-going-rogue) - [Get started with securing your cloud-native Java microservices applications](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/123-get-started-with-securing-your-cloud-native-java-microservices-applications) ## Related Articles - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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