Senior Infrastructure Developer - API Platform

* Design, develop, and maintain Kong custom plugins using Lua to meet Prudential API standards.
* Implementing infrastructure as code using Terraform for scalable and reliable environments.
* Creating Backstage templates to enhance developer experience and streamline development.
* Promoting Prudential API standards across the organization
* Collaborate with developers across the organization to understand their API requirements and assist in designing solutions.
* Supporting Kong running on AWS services ECS and EKS.
* Building linting utilities using python or node to validate configuration prior to a deployment.
* Creating Kong custom plugins and backends to support Oauth 2.0 authentication protocol.
* Collaborate with product owners in understanding needs and defining feature stories, tech leads in defining technical design and other team members to understand the system end-to-end and deliver robust solutions that bring about business impact and support the goals
* Automate unit and integration test cases, solve problems and add new value with automation
* Bring a strong understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, begin to find opportunities to provide input to the team and coach others and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-day.
* Work on complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors.
* Use programming languages including but not limited to Java, Python, Lua.
* Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in related fields
* Ability to coach others with minimal guidance effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts and perspectives to the benefit of the organization
* Experience with API management strategies and API gateway technologies (Kong, Apigee)
* Experience in API design & tools; swagger hub, REST, Graph

QL, GRPC
* Experience with agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
* Knowledge of business concepts tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business
* Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges
* Excellent problem solving, communication and collaboration skills
* Advanced experience and/or expertise with several of the following:  +
** Programming

Languages:

** Python, Lua, Java, Node Js  +
** Infrastructure as Code:
** Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible  +
** Infrastructure fundamentals**
- ** Linux / UNIX Operating Systems**:
File Permissions, Network Configuration, Services, Process Manipulation
- ** Database Fundamentals:
** Schemas, Tables, Permissions, SQL
- ** Networking, TCP/IP and other common Communication Protocols:
** OSI Model, 3 Way Handshake, Stateful vs Stateless, Proxy Firewall
- ** Containers:
** Docker, Kubernetes  +
** Application Programming Interfaces (API):
** Consumption & Development  +
** Test/Quality
** capabilities & methodologies (functional & nonfunctional) and associated tooling including quality automation  +
** Infrastructure & Cloud Security
** best practices including
** Dev Sec Ops **  +
** Dev Ops Tools & Practices:
** awareness, understanding of Dev Ops automation tools, practices & capabilities (continuous integration & continuous delivery)  +
** Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC):
** Development and Design Fundamentals including SDLC and coding standards  +
** Cloud Computing:
** Understanding and knowledge (of 1 or more): AWS, Azure or GCP  + Cloud service consumption  + Disaster Recovery and High Availability
- ** Preferred Qualifications*
* * Financial/Insurance industry experience is a plus, not a must
** Work/Life Resources
** to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.  
** Education Benefit
** to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.  Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week. Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a global financial services leader and…