Senior API Management Engineer - Kong Enterprise Deployment

**Type of Requisition:** Regular **Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:** Top Secret/SCI **Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** Top Secret SCI + Polygraph **Public Trust/Other Required:** None **Job Family:** IT Infrastructure and Operations **Job Qualifications:** **Skills:** Cloud Infrastructure, Kong Gateway, Red Hat OpenShift **Certifications:** None **Experience:** 7 + years of related experience **US Citizenship Required:** Yes **Job Description:** Join GDIT as a Senior API Management Engineer, where technology meets opportunity in the field of enterprise IT. GDIT is a place where innovation thrives, and your contributions will make a significant impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of agency operations. As part of our team, you'll be more than just a technician; you'll be a key player in ensuring both immediate reliability and long-term advancement of our services. **Location:** Opportunities available in Springfield, VA, or St. Louis, MO. **Job Description:** In this role, you'll join our 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 our customers’ operations. As a Senior API Management Engineer on our team, you will play a pivotal role in the enterprise deployment of an enterprise API gateway, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and advancement of our services. **Key Responsibilities:** - Lead the deployment, configuration, and management of the customer’s enterprise API gateway solution on an OpenShift 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. **What You'll Need** **Education and Experience:** - Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline. - 7+ years of experience in IT, with a strong emphasis on API management, cloud operations, and customer support. - Proven experience in deploying and managing Kong Enterprise API gateway or similar platforms. **Required Skills**: - In-depth knowledge of enterprise API gateway solutions, preferably Kong and its integration in cloud and OpenShift 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 or similar Linux distributions). - Proficiency in DevSecOps practices, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and continuous integration tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Nexus, Habor). - Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead and mentor junior team members. **Location:** Company Site **US Citizenship Required** GDIT IS YOUR PLACE At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do. ● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities ● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals ● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off ● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside collea…