Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer - Kong API Gateway

We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join an international team developing a modern API Management platform. The project involves building and maintaining Kong Gateway environments as a central component for API management, supported by automated infrastructure based on AWS and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain infrastructure for Kong Gateway.
• Provision AWS environments, particularly Amazon EKS clusters, using Terraform.
• Manage Kubernetes environments and Docker-based application containerisation.
• Automate administrative and operational processes using Ansible.
• Build and develop CI/CD pipelines for API deployments, infrastructure and configuration changes.
• Implement and enhance monitoring and observability solutions.
• Migrate existing environments and infrastructure to the new platform.
• Collaborate with development and architecture teams to implement new services.
• Support the development of a new API Catalogue portal.
• Participate in an on-call rotation.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of AWS and hands-on experience with Amazon EKS.
• Practical experience designing, building and maintaining Kubernetes platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience with Docker.
• Advanced Terraform expertise, including module development, state management and multi-environment infrastructure.
• Practical experience with Ansible.
• Experience designing and developing CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with API Gateway solutions, ideally Kong Gateway.
• Alternatively, experience with Apache APISIX, Tyk, KrakenD, AWS API Gateway, Azure API Management or Google Cloud Apigee.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, Splunk or similar.
• Understanding of API routing, OAuth 2.0, JWT, mTLS, rate limiting and API management.
• Strong production troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Good command of English, enabling effective communication in an international environment.

Nice to Have

• Experience migrating infrastructure or API platforms.
• Good understanding of microservices architecture.
• Experience building enterprise-grade API Management platforms.
• Knowledge of security practices, secrets management and container image scanning.
• Experience working in a SAFe environment.

What We Offer

• Long-term cooperation on a strategic API Management transformation project.
• Work with a modern technology stack, including AWS, EKS, Kubernetes, Terraform and Kong Gateway.
• A genuine impact on the architecture and standards of the new platform.
• A mature DevOps and Cloud Native environment.
• Cooperation with an international team of experienced specialists.
• A project with a strong focus on quality, security and automation.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid model: two days per week from the office.
• Available office locations: Warsaw, Gdynia, Gdańsk or Łódź.
• Work must be performed from within Poland.
• The recruitment interview will be conducted in English.
• Participation in an on-call rotation is required.