Design and implement Kong API Gateway solutions in AKS, EKS and OpenShift environments.
Manage the lifecycle of Kong components including Kong Gateway, Kong Ingress Controller, and plugins.
Maintain and develop scripts/pipelines for managing our nfrastructure in both cloud and on-premise, configurations, and gathering metrics
Monitor and troubleshoot API traffic, latency, and gateway performance issues.
Collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Application teams to define API standards, policies, and governance.
Ensure secure API exposure through authentication, rate limiting, logging, and auditing.
Maintain and upgrade Kong Gateway versions and associated infrastructure components.
Document architecture, configurations, and operational procedures.
You'll become part of the "silent fabric of all data exchange between applications at Rabobank" - enabling engineers to innovate without integration complexity.
Together we achieve more
We believe in the power of differences. By combining people's unique qualities, we become a better bank. We're curious to know what you'll add to our Kong Platform & Infra team.
Your work directly improves the daily experience of every engineer at Rabobank. When you remove friction from integration processes, you multiply productivity across the entire organization.
Why everyone is welcome at Rabobank
You & your talent
3+ years of Dev Ops/Platform Engineer Role
Good experience with API Gateway preferrably Kong API Gateway.
Experience with Kubernetes (AKS/EKS), Azure DevOps Pipelines and Network.
Experience with Openshift and container deployments
Proficiency in Bash, Python, Terraform and AzureCLI scripts.
Experience with CI/CD tools like Azure DevOps.
Familiarity with API security best practices (OAuth2, mTLS, JWT).
Strong troubleshooting skills in containerized environments.
Experience of monitoring tools like Splunk, Dynatrace, or Grafana.
Technical Communication: Explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Outcome-Focused: Balance technical excellence with pragmatic delivery of user value
Requirements
Experience with financial services technology landscapes and regulatory requirements
Understanding of enterprise governance, security, and compliance in large organizations
Familiarity with legacy system integration and gradual modernization approaches
Experience in platform development
You & the application process
You can apply for the Dev Ops Engineer vacancy at Rabobank, until fulfilment.
Questions about working at Rabobank and the process? Ashley Lumbantobing, IT Recruiter via ashley.lumbantobing@rabobank.nl
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Additional Information
This is what we offer you
Gross monthly salary between € 4.105 and € 5.862 (scale 08). Thirteenth month's salary and 8% holiday allowance
10% Employee Benefit Budget
EUR 1,400 development budget per year
Hybrid working: balance between home and office work (possible for most roles)
A pension, for which you can set the maximum amount of your personal contribution
View all our benefits.
Job Title
DevOps Engineer API Platform
Job Description
Join the Kong Platform & Infra team as we transform how 8000+ internal engineers at Rabobank discover, adopt, and integrate with our mission-critical integration platforms (API Gateway/Kong, Event Streaming/Kafka, ,Message Queues, File Transfer). We are seeking a skilled and proactive engineer to manage and enhance our Kong API Gateway platform deployed across hybrid environments-AKS, EKS and on-premises OpenShift clusters. This role involves designing, deploying, maintaining, and optimizing the API gateway infrastructure to ensure high availability, scalability, and security of API traffic across the enterprise
Practical Examples
Work with enterprise-scale integration challenges while having the autonomy to redesign and improve systems.
Balance cutting-edge technology with pragmatic solutions that work in a large financial institution.
Join a team that values both technical excellence and genuine collaboration.
Work with experienced engineers while having space to challenge and improve how things are done.
Together working towards to "Empowering Rabobank with instant and effortless application data exchanges".
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