Lead MuleSoft Developer

About the role

Day-to-day: Lead enterprise integration solution design and deployment using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform; develop complex workflows and data transformations; mentor engineering teams and enforce coding standards; manage CI/CD pipelines across multi-cloud environments; troubleshoot production issues and optimize system performance

You'll bring: 13+ years IT experience; expert-level MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Mule 4.x, DataWeave 2.0; API-Led Connectivity and Enterprise Integration Patterns; Java/J2EE; OAuth 2.0, SAML, JWT security protocols; CloudHub, Runtime Fabric, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions)

Good fit if: Experience with microservices and event-driven architectures; knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP; familiarity with Salesforce, SAP, Workday, or ServiceNow integrations; experience with monitoring tools like Splunk, ELK, or Datadog; Agile/Scrum background

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About Client:
The client is a global provider of digital business transformation, digital engineering, and information technology (IT) outsourcing services that accelerate our clients journey to their digital future. The company readily understands its clients' business challenges and uses its domain expertise to deliver innovative applications of technology to address their critical business challenges.
It helps clients execute successful end-to-end digital business transformation initiatives.

Rate Range: $60-$65/Hr

Job Description:

• We are seeking an experienced Lead / Principal MuleSoft Developer with over 13 years of IT experience, specializing in enterprise integration, API-led connectivity, and cloud architectures.
• In this role, you will lead the architecture, design, development, and deployment of complex integration solutions using the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform.
• You will be responsible for defining integration patterns, mentoring team members, enforcing best practices, and collaborating with cross-functional business and technical stakeholders to deliver scalable enterprise solutions.
• Lead end-to-end design and implementation of enterprise integration applications using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform following API-Led Connectivity principles (Experience, Process, and System APIs).
• Develop complex workflows, message routing, data transformations using DataWeave, custom connectors, and exception-handling frameworks.
• Guide and mentor software engineering teams, define coding standards, conduct design and code reviews, and drive integration architecture strategy.
• Design RAML/OpenAPI specifications, define API governance policies, apply security standards (OAuth2.0, SAML, JWT, Mutual TLS), and manage APIs via Anypoint API Manager.
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and management across multi-cloud environments (CloudHub, Runtime Fabric, On-Premises).
• Perform root cause analysis, performance tuning, system monitoring using Anypoint Visualizer and Monitoring, and troubleshoot critical production issues.
• Mule 4.x, Anypoint Studio, Anypoint API Manager, Anypoint Exchange, Anypoint Runtime Manager, CloudHub, Runtime Fabric (RTF).
• API-Led Connectivity, Microservices Architecture, Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP), Event-Driven Architecture.
• Advanced DataWeave 2.0 logic, JSON, XML, Java object transformation.
• RAML 1.0, OpenAPI Specification (OAS), RESTful APIs, SOAP Web Services, gRPC.
• Java / J2EE, Groovy, or JavaScript. OAuth 2.0, SAML, JWT, OpenID Connect, HTTPS, Mutual TLS, API Key enforcement, Policy configuration.
• Anypoint MQ, JMS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Docker, Kubernetes. Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Maven, Anypoint CLI, Nexus/Artifactory.
• Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, SPARQL/GraphQL.
• Salesforce (SFDC), SAP, Workday, ServiceNow, Dynamics 365. Splunk, ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog. Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Jira, Confluence.
• Work Experience 10-15Years.

Please note that ApTask offers subsidized insurance coverage to our employees.

About ApTask:
ApTask is a leading global provider of workforce solutions and talent acquisition services, dedicated to shaping the future of work. As an African American-owned and Veteran-owned company, ApTask offers a comprehensive suite of services, including staffing and recruitment solutions, managed services, IT consulting, and project management. With a focus on excellence, collaboration, and innovation, ApTask provides unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and development. As a member of the ApTask team, you will have the chance to connect businesses with top-tier professionals, optimize workforce performance, and drive success across diverse industries. Join us at ApTask and be part of our mission to empower organizations to thrive while fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

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About technology at ApTask

Technology roles at ApTask cover the software, cloud, data, security, and platform-engineering functions that power Fortune 500 digital operations. Our recruiters specialize in high-signal technical calibration — every candidate is validated against the specific stack, framework versions, and deployment context the client runs, not a keyword match. Our largest engagements sit inside AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Databricks, and modern data-mesh estates. Because we route through Fieldglass, Beeline, Workday VNDLY, and Coupa VMS, technology contractors placed through ApTask carry MBE diversity spend against the client's supplier program while remaining W-2 with full benefits under our payroll.