Senior MuleSoft Architect — Hybrid (SF) & API Leadership

Cognizant; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a MuleSoft Architect to design and lead enterprise integrations on the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform. The role emphasizes API-led architecture, security, and governance across global delivery teams in a hybrid work model.

Candidates should bring deep MuleSoft expertise, cloud proficiency, and strong collaboration skills to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Extensive enterprise architecture and integration experience.
• Hands-on proficiency with AWS Kiro.
• Deep MuleSoft Anypoint Platform expertise.
• Advanced knowledge of API lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Design resilient cloud and enterprise integration architectures using MuleSoft and AWS Kiro.
• Define and govern the end-to-end MuleSoft API lifecycle, from design through retirement.
• Create integration blueprints, reference architectures, and reusable assets.
• Establish architecture standards for API security, versioning, observability, and performance.
• Collaborate with product owners and delivery teams to translate requirements into designs.
• Lead architectural reviews and cross-functional delivery planning.

Tools

AWS Kiro

DataWeave

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a MuleSoft Architect to design and lead enterprise integrations on the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform. The role emphasizes API-led architecture, security, and governance across global delivery teams in a hybrid work model.

Candidates should bring deep MuleSoft expertise, cloud proficiency, and strong collaboration skills to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions.