MuleSoft Architect / Designer

Forest Recruiting Group aka Affiliated Recruiters Network; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Forest Recruiting Group is seeking a MuleSoft Architect / Designer to deliver nationwide federal integrations for a travel and expense platform serving 124 government agencies. You will design APIs, guide developers, and coordinate with clients to move solutions from requirements through production readiness.

The role blends hands-on delivery with technical leadership, focusing on SAP integration, API design, and architecture governance.

Qualifications

• 7 years of hands-on experience in enterprise integration with MuleSoft.
• SAP integration experience required.
• MuleSoft Architect Certification required.
• Strong expertise in MuleSoft SaaS platform administration, API design, and integration architecture.
• Experience leading development teams and establishing engineering standards.
• Excellent client-facing communication and collaboration skills.
• Bachelor’s degree with 8–10 years of experience, or Master’s with 6–8 years.

Responsibilities

• Own integration design by translating business and connectivity needs into MuleSoft architectures and API designs.
• Build and deliver enterprise integrations, including connections to SAP systems.
• Guide the development team by establishing CI/CD practices, observability, error handling, and documentation.
• Drive technical quality through design reviews, issue resolution, and cross-workstream decisions.
• Partner with clients to present designs, findings, and recommendations to technical and business stakeholders.
• Support reliable operations by administering the MuleSoft SaaS platform and preparing for production readiness.

Skills

MuleSoft architecture

SAP integration

API design

Leadership

Client-facing communication

Word & Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 8–10 years of experience

Master’s degree with 6–8 years of experience

Tools

MuleSoft SaaS platform administration

CI/CD practices

Job description

Role Type: Full-time / Contract

Location: Herndon, VA (Onsite 4 days/week if local) OR Remote available

Travel: None

Citizenship : Sole U.S. Citizenship Required

Clearance: Clearable to Federal Public Trust/MBI

Design integrations that support a nationwide federal transformation

Your architecture decisions will help connect the systems behind a federal travel and expense platform designed to serve employees across 124 government agencies.

As a MuleSoft Architect / Designer, you’ll turn complex business and connectivity requirements into scalable enterprise integrations. You’ll combine hands‑on delivery with technical leadership—designing APIs, guiding developers, and working directly with clients to move solutions from requirements through production readiness.

If you bring deep MuleSoft expertise, SAP integration experience, and the ability to explain architecture clearly, this role gives you an opportunity to shape both the solutions and the standards used to deliver them.

What you’ll do

• Own integration design: Translate business, technical, and connectivity requirements into MuleSoft architectures, API designs, and implementation specifications.

• Build and deliver: Design, develop, test, debug, and maintain enterprise integrations, including connections to SAP systems.

• Guide the development team: Establish consistent practices for CI/CD automation, observability, error handling, documentation, and solution architecture.

• Drive technical quality: Lead design walkthroughs and code reviews, resolve technical issues, and coordinate decisions across project workstreams.

• Partner with clients: Present designs, findings, and recommendations to technical teams and business stakeholders.

• Support reliable operations: Administer the MuleSoft SaaS platform, support production environments, recommend improvements, and contribute to testing, training, and operational readiness.

What you’ll bring

• 7 years of hands‑on experience designing and implementing scalable enterprise integration solutions using MuleSoft.

• SAP integration experience.

• MuleSoft Architect Certification.

• Expertise in MuleSoft SaaS platform administration, integration architecture, and API design and development.

• Experience leading development teams and establishing engineering standards.

• Strong client‑facing communication skills, including experience facilitating technical discussions, design reviews, and cross‑team collaboration.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.

• A related bachelor’s degree with 8–10 years of experience, or a master’s degree with 6–8 years of experience.

Preferred: SAP Concur integration experience.

Why this opportunity stands out

• Broad mission impact: Help modernize federal travel and expense management across 124 agencies.

• Architectural influence: Shape integration decisions, delivery practices, and technical quality.

• Hands‑on leadership: Stay close to implementation while guiding developers and advising clients.

• Remote consideration: Remote candidates are welcome, with a preference for candidates near Herndon, Virginia