Sr. API Gateway Engineer

Title: Sr. API Gateway Engineer

Location: Springfield, VA

Eligibility/Clearance: This role requires an active TS/SCI Clearance and the ability to obtain a CI Polygraph

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 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.

What You'll Need to Succeed:

Education and Experience:

•Bachelor's Degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related technical

discipline.

•5+ 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 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.

Location: On Company Site

US Citizenship Required

ATR is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) who will provide equal

employment opportunity to employees and applicants for employment

without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, sex, pregnancy,

national origin, age, veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation,

gender identity or expression, marital status, family structure, genetic

information, or mental or physical disability