Location: Springfield, VA/St. Louis, MO

Security Clearance Required: Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly is required upon application for initial consideration **This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**

teKnoluxion provides the Defense and Intelligence Communities technical experts in the fields of Software & Systems Engineering, Enterprise Operations, and Cloud Services Management & Consulting.  Our goal is not to simply support efforts, but to ignite a technology revolution, bridging the growing technology gap between the Government and commercial space. 

Are you ready to test your abilities as a Senior API Management Engineer - Kong Enterprise Deployment and team member in a sophisticated enterprise exploitation environment?  Would you like to make an immediate and direct impact in your job? Join a dedicated team supporting the UDS contract at NGA.

What you get to do every day:

• Join the Continuous Operations Release Environment (CORE) team, providing high-quality, cost-effective cloud solutions to our clients.

• Be part of a dynamic environment where your expertise in API management and cloud operations will drive significant enhancements in the efficiency and effectiveness of the customers' operations.

• As a Senior API Management Engineer on the team, you will play a pivotal role in the enterprise deployment of an enterprise API gateway, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and advancement of the services.

• Lead the deployment, configuration, and management of the API gateway solution in an enterprise environment.

• Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of API infrastructure.

• Provide expert-level technical support to customers, resolving complex issues related to API management and cloud infrastructure.

• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to enhance API consumption and integration across various applications.

• Monitor and optimize API performance, identifying and addressing potential scalability and reliability issues.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation and best practices for API management and support.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in API strategies and cloud operations.

Clearance:  Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly is required upon application for initial consideration **This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**

Education/Experience:

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in IT, with a strong emphasis on API management, cloud operations, and customer support.

Required Skills:

• Proven experience in deploying and managing Kong Enterprise API gateway or similar platforms.
• In-depth knowledge of enterprise API gateway solution preferably Kong and its integration in cloud environments.
• Expertise in AWS cloud services and infrastructure management.
• Advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, particularly in API and cloud contexts.

• Strong familiarity with Linux distributions (e.g., RedHat, CentOS).

• Proficiency in DevOps practices, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and continuous integration tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Nexus).
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead and mentor junior team members.

• Intelligence Community Experience preferred

• Recognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by teKnoluxion through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses
• You’ll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community
• Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match and potential Profit Sharing, Universal Leave, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more!
• Compensation is unique to each candidate and compensation packages are based on education, experience, and other requirements.