Lead MuleSoft Integration Developer / MuleSoft Architect

Lead MuleSoft Integration Developer / MuleSoft Architect

Location: Columbus, OH (Hybrid) Duration: Long-Term Contract

Work Schedule

Flexible work hours required.

Occasional evening and weekend support may be needed for production issues, solution remediation, and emergency incidents.

Off-hours support is performed remotely.

Hybrid Option: Mandatory onsite presence every Wednesday.

Office Location: 35 East Chestnut Street, Columbus, OH 43215

Standard Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Position Overview

Seeking an experienced MuleSoft Integration Developer/Architect to design, develop, deploy, and support enterprise integration solutions using the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform. This role will support API-led connectivity initiatives, enterprise modernization efforts, cloud integration projects, and mission-critical production environments.

The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience with MuleSoft development, API architecture, enterprise integrations, cloud platforms, DevOps practices, and integration security.

Required Skills & Experience

MuleSoft & Integration Development

7+ years of hands-on MuleSoft Anypoint Platform experience.

Strong experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise integrations.

Expertise in: Mule ESB, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, API Manager, Exchange, RAML, API-led Connectivity

Experience developing: REST APIs, SOAP Web Services, XML, JSON, JMS-based integrations

Experience modernizing and migrating legacy integrations to MuleSoft.

Experience integrating MuleSoft with Salesforce and other cloud platforms.

Strong understanding of ESB architecture and reusable integration frameworks.

Architecture & Technical Leadership

Design scalable, reusable, and maintainable integration services.

Participate in enterprise architecture reviews and roadmap planning.

Define API governance, versioning, lifecycle management, and best practices.

Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers.

Translate business requirements into technical integration solutions.

Programming & Database Skills

Strong Java/J2EE development experience.

Experience with: Spring Framework, XML, JSON, SQL

Experience integrating with: Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL

Python experience is a plus.

Strong data transformation, mapping, and validation experience.

Event-Driven & Messaging Technologies

JMS

Kafka (Preferred)

RabbitMQ (Preferred)

Event-driven architecture patterns

Cloud & DevOps

CloudHub deployment experience.

Experience supporting Hybrid MuleSoft environments.

Azure Cloud experience preferred.

CI/CD experience using: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Maven

Git-based source control and branching strategies.

Security & Governance

OAuth 2.0

JWT

TLS/SSL

API Security

Encryption

Enterprise integration governance

ITIL knowledge preferred.

Monitoring & Support

Splunk

Dynatrace

ELK Stack

AppDynamics

Production support experience

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Performance tuning and optimization

Testing & Documentation

MUnit Testing

Unit Testing

Data Profiling

Source-to-Target Mapping

API Documentation

Runbooks

Technical Documentation

Required Certifications

Mandatory

MuleSoft Certified Developer (MCD)

Highly Preferred

MuleSoft Certified Platform Architect (MCPA)

MuleSoft Architect-level Certifications

Salesforce Certifications

Preferred Experience

Large Enterprise Environments

Government/Public Sector Experience

Mission-Critical Production Support

Enterprise Integration Platforms

API Governance Programs

Hybrid Cloud Environments

Docker & Kubernetes (Nice to Have)

Mandatory Skills:

Skill - Required / Desired - Amount - of Experience

MuleSoft Developer certification /Architect level certifications - Required

Hands-on experience with Any point/Mule platform - Required - 7 - Years

Experience integrating Salesforce and Mulesoft is a must. - Required

Intermediate level Java, Python or other modern-day language development experience is a plus - Nice to have

Strong experience in the Application Integration Architecture Solution Design and Development using with SOAP and REST. - Required

Programming skills using J2EE, Design Patterns, JMS, SOAP / REST Web Services, Spring Framework, handling XML and JSON file a must. - Required

strong knowledge of ESB, Mule Connectors Manager and RAML design. - Required

Government or large enterprise environments - Highly desired