Integration Strategy: Lead the development of integration strategies that align with business goals, IT landscape, and industry best practices.
Stakeholder Management: Work closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, and external vendors to understand integration requirements and translate them into scalable and robust technical solutions.
Solution Architecture & Design: Design end-to-end integration solutions using Mulesoft's Anypoint Platform, including APIs, microservices, messaging, and enterprise service buses (ESBs).
API Management: Define and implement API strategies, ensuring best practices for API design, governance, security, versioning, and documentation.
Performance Optimization: Monitor and optimize the performance of integrations and APIs, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and low latency.
Leadership & Mentorship: Guide and mentor junior architects and developers, promoting Mulesoft best practices, coding standards, and integration patterns.
Cloud Integration: Leverage cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) in combination with Mulesoft to design and implement scalable cloud-based integration solutions.
Automation & DevOps: Implement DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing for Mulesoft-based integration projects.
Compliance & Security: Ensure all integrations comply with organizational policies, data protection regulations, and security standards.
Documentation & Reporting: Create detailed technical documentation, including integration designs, process flows, and API specifications. Report on integration progress to leadership and key stakeholders.
Experience: 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, with a focus on integration solutions, APIs, and Mulesoft.
Mulesoft Expertise: Strong experience with Mulesoft Anypoint Platform, including Anypoint Studio, Anypoint Exchange, Anypoint Connectors, and API Manager.
API Design & Management: In-depth knowledge of RESTful API design, SOAP, OAuth, OpenAPI specifications, and API lifecycle management.
Integration Technologies: Expertise in integration patterns (e.g., ESB, Messaging, Event-Driven Architectures) and protocols (e.g., JMS, HTTP, FTP, etc.).
Cloud Integration: Solid experience in integrating cloud-native applications (AWS, Azure, or GCP) with on-premises and legacy systems.
Microservices Architecture: Experience in designing microservices-based architectures and API-driven solutions.
Programming Skills: Proficiency in Java or other programming languages for customization and development within Mulesoft.
DevOps & Automation: Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab), and automated testing frameworks.
Project Management: Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment; familiarity with project management tools like JIRA, Confluence, or similar.
Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with business and technical stakeholders.
Mulesoft Certification: Mulesoft Certified Platform Architect or Mulesoft Certified Integration Architect.
Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: Familiarity with TOGAF, Zachman, or similar frameworks is a plus.
Other Integration Tools: Experience with other integration tools (e.g., Dell Boomi, IBM Integration stack, Workato, Azure Integration, Google Integration) is a plus.
Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to resolve complex integration challenges.
Leadership: Ability to lead cross-functional teams and make critical decisions on integration architecture.
Adaptability: Willingness to adapt to new technologies and learn emerging integration tools and practices.
Collaboration: Team-oriented with the ability to collaborate with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders.
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.