MuleSoft Architect

Little Caesar Enterprises Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Little Caesars Enterprises Inc. seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to design, implement, and support the ESB and infrastructure layer in a complex enterprise environment.

You will lead architecture discussions and ensure alignment with business needs across multiple teams. You will oversee middleware design, SLA management, and vendor coordination, while driving security and cost-effective operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years in Enterprise Applications and Architecture, EAI, Web services, middleware, SSO and authentication protocols.
• Experience with SOAP, JMS and architecting with MQ, Tibco, BizTalk, Mulesoft, Boomi and opensource frameworks.
• Proficiency in SQL, ERP Oracle Cloud Fusion, ERP Workday Cloud, .NET, REST and Tiered Web apps.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into technical specifications using SOA concepts and collaborate with development teams to design and oversee implementation.
• Conduct cost-benefit analyses to compare design approaches and align with application and data architects.
• Define standards and participate in reviews; ensure SLA compliance and effective operations of middleware services.
• Lead and mentor a team of technical architects, including hiring and performance development.
• Develop relationships with service providers and manage vendor SLAs and contracts.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

SOA & ESB

Team leadership

Vendor management

SQL/Oracle

REST/messaging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

MQ

Tibco

BizTalk

Mulesoft

Boomi

Job description

Job Summary:

Build a Bigger, Better, Bolder Future: Imagine working for a company that measures its success based off the growth of its colleagues, a company that invests in its future by investing in you. Little Caesars is a company where our colleagues make an impact.

Your Mission:

In this role, you will be responsible for the design, development, deployment, and support of Little Caesars Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and infrastructure layer. You will have complete responsibility for mission critical application infrastructure, including design, implementation, and execution. This position is part of the Enterprise Technology team and involved in current and future infrastructure decisions to support Little Caesars strategic initiatives. You will also be responsible for the selection of technologies, implementation, standard enforcement, support, and management. You will design, negotiate and ensure compliance to service level agreements (SLAs) inclusive of all infrastructure vendors.

What You Will Do:

Translate business requirements into technical specifications leveraging SOA concepts and works directly with development groups with initial design and oversee the implementation of the design. Conduct cost benefit analysis to determine the feasibility of various design approaches and coordinate with application developers, data architects, application architects and managers to ensure that required features are delivered. Define application standards and specifications and participates in design reviews and proactively escalates issues for resolution while understanding the major impacts to technical and business-related areas. Create technical designs that can be deployed and operated by service provider partners and internal resources. Leads and develops a team of technical architects, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and ongoing capability development. Develop and manage relationships with existing and future key service providers. Direct implementation of Little Caesar middleware designs and: Maintain SLAs with service providers; Ensure understanding of client requirements regarding middleware services and communicate operations and communicate effectively regarding middleware operations & environment changes. Understand key service provider partner technology roadmaps and direction. Develop understanding of client requirements regarding Design services and solutions based on client feedback and a broad understanding of client needs Ensure compliance to all SLA’s and initiates actions when contract compliance is not being met. Collaborate with the LCE IT leadership, for software and hardware design and implementation and business documentation and support and to allocate resources for implementation and deployment of applications. Ensure the security of data within the Little Caesar infrastructure. Manage and monitor the infrastructure budget.

Role Expectations and Core Competencies:

Effective verbal, written and presentation skills with the ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience. Evidence of ability to gain consensus among various providers and clients when addressing architecture issues and to facilitate architectural/technical discussions. Demonstrated ability to conduct research, draw conclusions and make sound business-oriented recommendations. Evidence of deep understanding of technology with an affinity for technological advancements and how they are applied to a business environment. Ability to articulate on-going pursuit of technical knowledge and experience. Evidence of effective time management skills, including managing multiple time-sensitive projects.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of formal degree. Minimum of five (5) years in Enterprise Applications and Architecture, Enterprise Integration (EAI), Web services, messaging, middleware, BPM, Single Sign On and various authentication protocols. Minimum 2 years’ experience managing a team Experience in SOAP, JMS and architecting applications using any of the following: MQ, Tibco, Biztalk, Mulesoft, Boomi and opensource frameworks. Experience in SQL, ERP Oracle Cloud Fusion, ERP Workday Cloud, .NET, REST architecture and Tiered Web applications. Previous experience with Message Oriented Middleware, Message Queues, Service Discovery and Service Orchestration Webservice Design, Enterprise Service Bus, Enterprise Integration Patterns Broad knowledge of SOA products and offerings. Previous experience with vendor management, service level agreements, contracts and metrics and the ability to take corrective action when needed.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Eight (8) years or more of relevant experience in Enterprise Applications and Architecture. Experience with rules engines and event driven architecture.

Disclaimer:

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. #LI-JS1 All items listed above are illustrative and not comprehensive. They are not contractual in nature and are subject to change at the discretion of Little Caesars Enterprises Inc. Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual’s race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested. This company participates in E-Verify.

At Little Caesars® Pizza and Blue Line Foodservice Distribution ®, you’re part of a dynamic team in the pizza business. Known for innovation and home of the exclusive Pizza Portal® pickup, Little Caesars is an international brand with a household name – a global company with family-owned restaurants in your neighborhood. Blue Line® sources and delivers ingredients to neighborhoods throughout the U.S. so we can make our famous Hot-N-Ready® pizzas, Crazy Bread®, Caesar Wings®, and more, fulfilling our customer promise. Little Caesars Fundraising proudly helps raise millions of dollars for thousands of schools, churches, sports teams, and other nonprofit organizations. Backed by the global pizza brand, customers of Little Caesars Fundraising enjoy products they can make at home or pick up in stores. Our colleagues are the heart and soul of the business – whether you work in the stores, one of our warehouses, the corporate office, or your home office, Little Caesars, Blue Line and Little Caesars Fundraising colleagues work together to make a big impact in communities around the world.

Full time colleagues qualify for a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid holidays and paid time off, legal and counseling services, flexible spending accounts, disability and adoption benefits, and more. Colleagues also enjoy the perks of being associated with professional sports teams and have access to events at Little Caesars Arena and Comerica Park in our hometown of Detroit, Michigan.