Senior Associate - Integration Technical Lead

Job Requisition ID: 94496Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week As part of Technology, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking initiatives that shape New York Life's digital landscape. Leverage cutting-edge technologies like Generative AI to increase productivity, streamline processes, and create seamless experiences for clients, agents, and employees. Your expertise fuels innovation, agility, and growth — driving the company's success.Role Overview: As an Integration Tech Lead within TDAV, you will drive the design, development, and delivery of enterprise integration solutions that power New York Life’s digital ecosystem. You will lead modernization initiatives leveraging MuleSoft, Spring boot, cloud-native architectures on AWS, and API-led connectivity to enable seamless data exchange across business platforms.This role plays a critical part in advancing scalable, secure, and resilient integration frameworks, while aligning with enterprise architecture standards and enabling innovation through an AI-first development mindset. You will collaborate closely with business, architecture, and engineering teams to deliver high-impact solutions across Finance and Insurance domains.What You’ll Do: Lead end-to-end design and delivery of integration solutions using MuleSoft, Spring boot, microservices, and API-led architectures Define and enforce best practices for API design, integration patterns, and reusable component development Architect and implement scalable integration solutions on AWS leveraging cloud-native services Drive modernization of legacy integrations into decoupled microservices and API-based ecosystems Leverage AI-assisted development tools and modern coding assistants to accelerate software delivery, improve code quality, and enhance developer productivity.Provide technical leadership, code reviews, and mentorship to development teams across onshore/offshore models Collaborate with enterprise architects, product teams, and business stakeholders to align integration strategy with business goals Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements including performance, scalability, security, and resiliency Establish CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automation for integration delivery Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement for production systemsWhat You’ll Bring: 7–10 years of experience in integration architecture, development, and delivery Strong expertise in MuleSoft, Spring boot and API-led connectivity Hands-on experience building microservices and distributed systems on AWS Proven ability to design scalable, secure, and high-performance integration solutions Solid understanding of API design principles (REST, OpenAPI, versioning, governance) Experience working in Financial Services / Insurance domain Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, and stakeholder communication skills Ability to lead technical teams and drive delivery in Agile environmentsRequired Skills: MuleSoft (Design, Development, API Manager, Runtime Fabric) AWS Cloud Services (Lambda, Glue, MSK, API Gateway, S3, ECS/EKS, Step Functions) Integration patterns & best practices (API-led, event-driven, messaging, batch) Microservices architecture & distributed system design API design concepts (RESTful APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger, governance) DevOps & CI/CD (Git, Jenkins/Harness DevOps, automated testing frameworks)Preferred Skills:Experience in Finance / Insurance domain (Policy Admin, ACORD standards)AI-first development approach (use of AI-assisted coding, automation, or intelligent workflows) Knowledge of event streaming platforms (Kafka, MQ) Familiarity with security standards (OAuth2, JWT, Zero Trust architecture) Exposure to observability tools (New Relic, CloudWatch, PageDuty)Job Level: LEVELPF4Pay TransparencySalary Range: $124,000-$177,000 Overtime eligible: Exempt Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes Sales bonus eligible: No Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.Our BenefitsWe provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.Click hereto discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.Our Commitment to InclusionAt New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life’s leadership in this space.​Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of .Job Requisition ID: 94496​​