MuleSoft Architect

Mulesoft Architect

12-Month contract – Inside IR35 – up to £670 per day

Based on current living location – hybrid working – 2 days a week on site

Utilities sector

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled MuleSoft Architect to design, implement, and optimize integration solutions using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in API-led connectivity, enterprise integration patterns, and cloud architectures. You will work closely with business stakeholders, developers, and other architects to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing integration solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design & Architecture

• Define and implement integration architecture using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform.
• Design API-led connectivity solutions following best practices and governance standards.
• Ensure scalability, security, and performance of integration solutions.

Technical Leadership

• Provide guidance and mentorship to development teams on MuleSoft and AWS best practices.
• Review and approve technical designs, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate MuleSoft with various systems (ERP, CRM, SaaS, legacy).

Governance & Standards

• Establish and enforce API governance, security policies, and reusable assets.
• Define CI/CD pipelines for MuleSoft deployments and manage environments.
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Work with business analysts and product owners to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Communicate architecture decisions and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Expertise

• Strong experience with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform (API Manager, Runtime Manager, DataWeave).
• Proficiency in designing RESTful APIs and implementing API-led connectivity.
• Knowledge of integration patterns, microservices architecture, and event-driven systems.
• Expertise in AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM) and cloud-native integration patterns.

Certifications

• MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect or Platform Architect preferred.
• Additional Skills
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred Experience

• 5+ years in integration architecture roles.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise SaaS systems (Salesforce, Oracle etc.).
• Background in security standards (OAuth 2.0, JWT, TLS).