API Management Technical Lead

API Management Technical Lead Location: Glasgow 5 days onsite Contract: 6 months Rate: Up to £425 per day Experience required: 6-8+ years We are looking for an experienced API Management Technical Lead to join a major Financial Services environment on an initial 6-month contract. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone with strong experience in API Management, cloud-native technologies, DevOps and modern API Gateway platforms. Key Skills andamp; Experience Required 6-8+ years of relevant software, platform or API engineering experience Strong hands-on experience with an API Management platform such as Kong, Apigee or MuleSoft Advanced programming experience in Golang and/or Lua Strong understanding of OpenAPI Specification (OAS) and RESTful API design Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing and production/operational stability Strong experience with CI/CD and automation Practical cloud-native engineering experience Strong Kubernetes and Terraform experience Good understanding of DevOps practices and continuous delivery Proven experience working within Financial Services/Banking environments Experience with API Gateway technologies and API management concepts Highly Desirable Strong hands-on experience with Kong API Gateway AWS experience including ECS, EKS and MSK Experience with CDN, WAF and networking Kong plugin development or customisation Strong Golang development background Strong Lua ..... full job details .....