Senior MuleSoft Architect: API-Driven Integration Leader

Accenture

Arlington (VA)

On-site

USD 87,000 - 245,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Accenture in the United States is seeking an experienced MuleSoft Architect to translate complex business requirements into scalable integration solutions. You will lead design discussions, set architecture standards, advise stakeholders, and guide delivery teams across the project lifecycle.

The role requires deep MuleSoft expertise, strong client-facing communication, and experience delivering end-to-end integration programs with API-led connectivity and governance. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

Minimum of 7 years translating business requirements into architectures and implementation designs with leadership of design, code, and technical quality reviews.
Minimum of 7 years client-facing advisory, written, and verbal communication skills.
Minimum of 5 years experience with integration architecture including connectivity: JDBC, SOAP, REST, HTTP/HTTPS, JMS, File-Based; establishing development standards; creating reusable assets; leading deployments; monitoring solutions; providing operational support.
Minimum of 4 years of professional hands-on MuleSoft experience as a developer or architect.
MuleSoft Certified Platform Architect certification, or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.
Minimum of 3 years experience with MuleSoft architecture, solutioning, effort estimation, API and integration design, connectors, patterns, and build components.
Minimum of 3 years experience with Anypoint Platform components: API Manager, Runtime Manager, Anypoint Analytics, Design Center, Exchange.
Minimum of 6 months experience with AI and GenAI tools for productivity, architecture documentation, solution analysis, and well-structured prompting.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Responsibilities

Lead MuleSoft solution design and define integration architectures that align with business outcomes, enterprise standards, security requirements, and operational needs.
Translate business and technical requirements into implementation designs using API-led connectivity and System, Process, and Experience API patterns.
Recommend scalable MuleSoft patterns, reusable assets, environment strategies, development standards, and delivery best practices.
Advise client stakeholders, business analysts, architects, and development teams throughout requirements, design, build, test, deployment, and support activities.
Guide implementation teams, review architecture and technical deliverables, conduct design and code quality reviews, and mentor less experienced MuleSoft professionals.
Support solutioning, project scoping, effort estimates, resource planning, environment configuration, deployments, monitoring, operational readiness, and knowledge transfer.
Use AI and GenAI tools for architecture documentation, solution analysis, productivity, and well‑structured prompting while validating generated artifacts for quality, security, and maintainability.