Senior MuleSoft API Architect & Lead Designer

Western Alliance Bancorporation; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership stake in company

Medical and dental insurance

401(k) matching

Tuition assistance

Employee volunteer program

Wellness program

Job summary

Western Alliance Bancorporation seeks a MuleSoft API Principal Engineer I to architect and implement high‑performance APIs for secure payments processing. You will lead cross‑functional teams, align technical designs with banking regulations, and drive enterprise API strategy using MuleSoft, APIM, and modern observability tools.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in financial services, strong leadership, and deep expertise in API security, data integration, and scalable cloud architectures.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related experience in financial services or banking.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Leadership experience managing cross-functional teams and projects.
• Expertise with MuleSoft API gateways and high-availability deployments.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement MuleSoft APIs for high-performance systems.
• Lead API security, compliance, and lifecycle from development to deployment.
• Build observability and scalable architectures including HA and DR strategies.
• Collaborate with architecture and business sponsors to align solutions with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

API design

Security practices

Cross-functional collaboration

Cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MuleSoft

Azure API Management

Kafka

MongoDB

Azure Cosmos DB

ELK

Job description

Western Alliance Bancorporation seeks a MuleSoft API Principal Engineer I to architect and implement high‑performance APIs for secure payments processing. You will lead cross‑functional teams, align technical designs with banking regulations, and drive enterprise API strategy using MuleSoft, APIM, and modern observability tools.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in financial services, strong leadership, and deep expertise in API security, data integration, and scalable cloud architectures.