Lisbon, Portugal

API Management Specialist (Kong Expert)

 Job Description:

Syffer is an all-inclusive consulting company focused on talent, tech and innovation. We exist to elevate companies and humans all around the world, making change, from the inside to the outside.

We believe that technology + human kindness positively impacts every community around the world. Our approach is simple, we see a world without borders, and believe in equal opportunities. We are guided by our core principles of spreading positivity, good energy and promote equality and care for others.

Our hiring process is unique! People are selected by their value, education, talent and personality. We dont present ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation or identity.

Its time to burst the bubble, and we will do it together!

What You'll do:

Support an initial Proof of Concept (POC), demonstrating the capabilities of the Kong API Gateway solution;

Contribute to the first steps of API governance and lifecycle definition;

Implement rapid, API-first solutions to showcase features and architecture approaches;

Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify requirements, demonstrate functionality, and ensure alignment with API governance best practices;

- Remote Work Model.


What You Are:

5+ years of experience as an API Management Specialist;

Strong hands-on experience with Kong API Gateway (preferably Enterprise edition);

Knowledge of API lifecycle management, API governance principles, and best practices;

Experience with Kong components: Kong Manager, Dev Portal, plugins, security policies, authentication, and routing;

Experience in API-first architectures and rapid solution delivery for demonstrations or POCs;

Excellent English communication skills (mandatory);

Strong stakeholder interaction and communication capabilities;

Proactive, autonomous, and comfortable working in a POC environment;

Previous experience in European public sector projects (valued);

Experience with DevOps pipelines applied to API Gateways (valued);

- Kong certifications or equivalent (valued).


What youll get:

- Wage according to candidate's professional experience;

- Remote Work whenever possible;

- Allocation of health insurance from the beginning of the employment;

- Delivery of work equipment adjusted to the performance of functions;

- And others.

Work together with expert teams on projects of large magnitude and intensity, long term together with our clients, all leaders in their industries.

Are you ready to step into a diverse and inclusive world with us?

Together we will promote uniquess!

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