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Job Description
We are seeking a

Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Integration Architect to play a pivotal role in shaping and executing our enterprise integration strategy. In this high-impact leadership position, you will design, develop, and implement secure, scalable integration solutions across batch, real-time, and API-driven environments. Leveraging technologies such as MuleSoft Anypoint Platform , Azure Data Factory , Snowflake , and Databricks , you will architect solutions that connect business-critical systems and enable seamless data flow across the organization.
This role requires deep expertise in enterprise integration patterns, API-led connectivity, and microservices architecture, along with a strong command of the full software development lifecycle. You will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, developers, and fellow architects to translate complex business requirements into effective technical solutions. As a strategic thought partner, you will provide hands-on technical guidance, promote best practices, and ensure alignment between integration initiatives and business goals.
The Senior Integration Architect will be instrumental in defining and evolving our integration roadmap, evaluating new tools and technologies to support business scale and agility. Acting as a subject matter expert, you will influence architecture decisions, guide transformation initiatives, and help position the organization for long-term digital success. This is an exciting opportunity for a visionary architect who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and is passionate about driving innovation through technology.
Who You Are

• Analytical and Creative. You like thinking outside the box to come up with smart solutions to new challenges, and you embrace the opportunity to live in the gray.
• Decisive. You have a sense of urgency and the ability to manage a diverse group of people.
• A Strong Communicator. Your writing and speaking skills are clear and effective, helping you connect well with others.
• Organized and Confident. You are flexible, composed, and able to prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously while confidently interacting with individuals across all levels of the organization.
• Motivated. You invest extra energy to reach your goals.
• A Solution-Oriented Team Player. You are united with teammates and follow through on commitments.
  

What You’ll Do
Architectural Design:

• Design and develop comprehensive, scalable, and secure integration solutions using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform (including Anypoint Studio, API Manager, Runtime Manager, Exchange, and other components).
• Define integration architecture blueprints, technical designs, and specifications in alignment with enterprise architecture standards and business requirements.
• Lead the design of APIs (RESTful) using RAML, OpenAPI Specification, and other relevant standards, ensuring reusability and adherence to API-led connectivity principles.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate MuleSoft components, connectors, reusable integration patterns for various use cases.
  

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to develop teams, ensuring adherence to coding standards, best practices, and architectural principles.
• Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and ensure the quality and performance of integration solutions.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, integration technologies, and related tools.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex integration issues, performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities and ongoing continuous enhancement of the overall platform.
  

Collaboration & Communication

• Collaborate effectively with functional product teams, solution architects and other technical teams to gather requirements, define scope, and deliver solutions.
• Communicate complex technical concepts and solutions clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Participate in project planning, estimation, and risk assessment activities.
  

Implementation & Deployment

• Oversee the end-to-end development lifecycle of MuleSoft integrations, from design to deployment and post-production support.
• Define and implement CI/CD pipelines for MuleSoft projects, leveraging tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Ensure proper configuration and management of MuleSoft environments (development, testing, staging, production) in the cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), or hybrid setups.
• Define and implement automated API testing framework using MUnit
• Implement robust observability framework, including monitoring, logging, and error handling strategies for integration solutions.
  

Governance & Best Practices

• Establish and enforce MuleSoft development best practices, standards, and governance policies.
• Define and manage API governance, security policies (OAuth 2.0, SAML, JWT), and authentication methods.
• Stay updated with the latest MuleSoft features, industry trends, and emerging integration technologies.
• Contribute to the evolution of the overall integration strategy and roadmap.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8 to 10 years of experience handling enterprise level application integration
• 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience as a MuleSoft Architect or Lead Developer, specifically with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform (Mule 4.x preferred).
• Proficiency in XML, JSON, SOAP, REST, and other relevant data formats and protocols.
• Expertise in MuleSoft's data transformation language DataWeave for mapping and transforming data between different systems.
• Strong understanding and knowledge of data warehousing, data modeling and cloud data solutions.
• Strong understanding of integration patterns (e.g., synchronous, asynchronous, batch, pub/sub, service orchestration, event-driven architecture).
• Proficiency in RAML, OpenAPI Specification, XML, JSON, and other data formats.
• Experience with various MuleSoft connectors
• Experience with CI/CD tools and methodologies for MuleSoft deployments.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and proficiency in deploying and managing applications both in cloud environments and on-premises is vital.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
  

Preferred Qualifications (Nice To Have)

• MuleSoft Certified Platform Architect (MCPA) certification.
• Experience with API Gateway configurations and policies (e.g., security, throttling, rate limiting).
• Familiarity with message queues and event streaming platforms (e.g., Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ).
• Experience in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
  

Salary: $169,000 - $206,000 per year; in addition to base salary, a discretionary annual bonus is provided.
The successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, and qualifications.
Highlights Of The Wellbeing Benefits For Full-time Employees Include

• Physical Wellbeing: Medical, dental, vision care and wellness programs
• Social Wellbeing: Paid holidays, annual vacation time, paid sick leave, new parent benefits, adoption assistance
• Financial Wellbeing: Competitive Compensation, 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Rent Discounts, FSA/HSA, and company-paid life & disability insurance
• Community Wellbeing: Paid Community Service Hours
• Career Wellbeing: Leadership Development, Tuition Assistance
  

Learn more about our Total Wellbeing program here.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

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