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IT Operations Support

Speed up time to market by unleashing developer productivity, automating security, and streamlining API management.

Kong

Employee count: 201-500

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About The Role:

  • Act as a critical driver for enterprise efficiency and resolve user incidents with urgency while supporting our core cloud environment.

  • Manage the employee IT lifecycle, including zero-touch device enrollment, configuration profiling using Iru, and access administration in Okta and Google Workspace.

  • Play a key role in software governance for core collaboration tools (Slack, Zoom), monitor endpoints via CrowdStrike, and ensure the availability of multi-cloud and network infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, DNS).

  • Support a fast-paced environment at the intersection of customer service, security operations, and systems administration.

What You’ll Do:

  • Resolve incoming employee technical requests quickly, keep ticket queues clean, and maintain strict SLAs.

  • Categorize, prioritize, and escalate incidents or service requests using standard ITSM frameworks.

  • Troubleshoot hardware, software, and connectivity issues across Mac, Windows, and mobile devices.

  • Identify recurring technical issues and root causes for basic problem management.

  • Oversee zero-touch hardware deployment, enrollment, and asset lifecycle tracking using UEM platforms like Iru.

  • Configure device compliance policies, enforce configuration baselines, and manage patches for all endpoints.

  • Perform remote lock, wipe, and containment procedures for lost or compromised assets.

  • Administer and provide user support for Slack, Zoom, and other SaaS applications (channels, licensing, integrations, permissions).

  • Maintain conference room systems and provide AV support for key events.

  • Handle onboarding, offboarding, and configuration changes across SaaS applications.

  • Monitor endpoint health, manage security agents, and respond to alerts (CrowdStrike).

  • Manage user lifecycles, access control, and security policies in Okta.

  • Configure SSO, MFA integrations, and conduct access audits.

  • Administer Google Workspace (accounts, security settings, email routing, device policies).

  • Support cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and manage access, IAM roles, and security groups.

  • Manage internal DNS records, domain configurations, and certificate renewals.

  • Monitor and troubleshoot network connectivity and escalate major incidents.

  • Write clear technical documentation and create employee self-service guides.

What You’ll Bring:

  • 3+ years of experience in IT support, IT operations, or systems administration.

  • Hands-on administration experience with Okta, Google Workspace, Slack, and Zoom.

  • Proven experience managing Mac and Windows endpoints using MDM/UEM tools such as Iru, Jamf, or Intune.

  • Basic familiarity with endpoint security tools like CrowdStrike or similar EDR platforms.

  • Strong familiarity with ITSM tools (e.g., Jira Service Management, ServiceNow, Freshservice) and maintaining SLAs.

  • Ability to work quickly and prioritize effectively in high-urgency situations.

  • Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and DNS management.

About Kong:

Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, is building the infrastructure that powers the agentic era. Trusted by the Fortune 500 and startups alike, Kong's unified API and AI platform, Kong Konnect, enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI models. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.

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Speed up time to market by unleashing developer productivity, automating security, and streamlining API management.

Kong powers the API world

Kong provides the foundation that enables any company to become an API-first company — speeding up time to market, creating new business opportunities, and delivering superior products and services.

Built on the world’s most adopted API gateway, Kong’s unified cloud API platform delivers fast, reliable, secure digital experiences. With Kong, organizations can increase developer productivity, security, and performance at scale with a single easy-to-use platform for API management, service mesh, and ingress controller.

We put customers at the heart of everything we do. That’s why everyone from e-commerce startups to the world’s leading biotech companies trust Kong to run mission-critical applications.

We embody open source and everything it stands for. We foster a culture of individualism — encouraging our people to bring new ideas and innovations, regardless of level and function.

How we do it

We’re passionate about solving the challenges that will fundamentally shape the future of tech. If you believe in taking ownership of your work, making an impact, and having fun along the way, come join us!

Global: Be Inclusive. We work together from anywhere to achieve our common goals. Our differences make us stronger.

Real: Be Authentic. We are genuine, pricipled and confident without arrogance. Show respect and kindness, especially in tough moments.

Unstoppable: Be Relentlessly Resourceful. We work with purpose, obsession and grit. It takes muscle to do hard things and doing hard things builds muscle.

Champions: Be Customer Obsessed. We care. Customers are everything, we put them at the center of everything you do. We are all empowered to make an impact.

Explorers: Be Curious. We value ideas over hierarchy. Never accept the status quo. We make bold bets, fail, and learn everyday. There is always a way.

Own It: Be an owner. We are drivers not passengers and own the quality and outcomes of our work.

Employee benefits

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Unplug Days

Kong encourages taking well-deserved long weekends where the entire team unplugs to rest and recharge.

Equity Participation

Kongers are offered stock options to share in the success of the company, aligning employee and company growth.

Virtual Team Events

Kong hosts virtual events, donut chats, trivia, and fitness challenges to keep team members connected and engaged.

Office Stipend

Kong offers an office stipend to help employees build a home office environment tailored to support their productivity.

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