Pay Rate Range: $ 62.50- 64.33/hr.



Job Title: Technology Architect | Energy Upstream | Upstream – Kong Technology Architect

Work Location & Reporting Address: Chicago, IL 60606 (Onsite-Hybrid. Will consider candidate willing to relocate to client's location)

Contract duration: 6

Target Start Date: 10 May 2026

Does this position require Visa independent candidates only? Yes



Must Have Skills:

Strong hands on experience with Kong (OSS/Enterprise), plugins, routing, policies, declarative config, and hybrid/DB less modes.

Expertise in API security standards (OAuth2, JWT, mTLS), data protection, logging, and observability.

Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, containers, and Kubernetes.

Strong experience with CI/CD, Git, automation, and infrastructure as code.





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