Lead MuleSoft Developer

• Job Title: Lead MuleSoft Developer
• Location: Dallas, TX / Westerville, OH / Phoenix, AZ (Onsite)
• Duration: Long Term

Responsibilities:


We are seeking a highly experienced MuleSoft Sr Engineer with 10+ years of expertise in API architecture, design, development, and full lifecycle management to lead the Payments API ecosystem. This role requires deep technical knowledge of MuleSoft , along with advanced API Management and API Security for Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS). The ideal candidate will be responsible for optimizing vCore utilization, ensuring high availability, and designing fault-tolerant, scalable payment API solutions. Additionally, the candidate should drive platform observability, leverage Gen AI for rapid API development, and continuously innovate to enhance the ecosystem's business value.


Must Haves:
• 10 + years of experience in API development and integration, with deep expertise in MuleSoft (CloudHub & On-Prem).
• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Strong knowledge of MuleSoft API security, authentication, and encryption for financial services.
• Expertise in hybrid API deployments, including on-prem Mule runtimes, Anypoint Runtime Fabric, and CloudHub worker management.
• Proven experience optimizing vCore allocation and high-performance transaction processing.
• Strong background in event-driven architectures and real-time processing using Kafka.
• Expertise in observability tools like ELK, AppDynamics, and Grafana for proactive monitoring and issue resolution.
• Hands-on experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Azure CosmosDB) and relational databases.
• Solid experience in Agile methodologies, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and automated deployment strategies.
• Excellent leadership, mentorship, and collaboration skills, with a focus on team development and process optimization.
• Familiarity with Gen AI tools for automated API development and enhanced productivity.


Responsibilities:


Technical:
• Architect, design, and implement MuleSoft APIs for high-performance, scalable, and secure payment processing.
• Optimize vCore utilization for cost efficiency, resource allocation, and high availability.
• Develop resilient and fault-tolerant API architectures, ensuring zero-downtime deployments and disaster recovery strategies.
• Lead full API lifecycle management, from development and security hardening to deployment and maintenance.
• Implement API security best practices, including OAuth 2.0, JWT, mTLS, certificate-based authentication, and encryption standards for financial transactions.
• Ensure adherence to FDX (Financial Data Exchange) standards for secure financial data interoperability.
• Build event-driven architectures utilizing Kafka for high-throughput and low-latency transaction processing.
• Implement NoSQL database integration (MongoDB, Azure CosmosDB) for flexible and scalable data storage solutions.
• Develop observability frameworks with ELK to monitor API performance, security, and anomalies.
• Optimize MuleSoft worker configurations, clustering, and autoscaling strategies for CloudHub deployments. Need to come up with strategy for future hybrid deployments - Cloud hub and On-prem
• Implement MuleSoft High Availability (HA) clustering and load balancing to ensure resilience and failover capabilities.
• Enforce security policies and compliance controls specific to MuleSoft API gateways.


Process & People:
• Drive engineering best practices, enforcing agile methodologies, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering technical excellence and knowledge-sharing within the team.
• Advocate for continuous improvement, leveraging Gen AI tools to accelerate API development and optimize workflows.
• Collaborate with business, security, and infrastructure teams to align API strategies with business goals.
• Lead root cause analysis and incident resolution processes, ensuring proactive risk mitigation.
• Establish API governance frameworks to standardize development, deployment, and versioning across the bank's API landscape.