Job Description
Job DescriptionWe are looking for an experienced Mulesoft Solutions Architect to drive enterprise integration strategy for a manufacturing organization in Locust Grove, Georgia. This Long-term Contract position will focus on building scalable, secure connections across cloud environments, internal business applications, and external partner platforms. The ideal candidate will bring strong architectural insight, deep MuleSoft expertise, and the ability to align technical integration solutions with operational and business goals.
Responsibilities:
• Shape enterprise integration strategies that support reliable data movement across cloud services, internal platforms, and third-party applications, with a strong focus on event-driven architecture using technologies such as Kafka.
• Architect and deliver integration solutions through APIs, messaging frameworks, file-based exchanges, and database connectivity methods to meet complex business and system requirements.
• Provide technical leadership for the design and optimization of solutions built on the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and long-term value.
• Define and enforce integration governance, including security controls, architectural standards, and best practices for platform usage and solution delivery.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, and technical teams to convert functional needs into practical, high-quality integration designs.
• Guide integration platform transition activities, including cloud environment changes such as Azure to Anypoint Cloud 2.0, while minimizing disruption to ongoing operations.
• Track system health and improve solution performance by leveraging monitoring and observability tools such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and MuleSoft platform capabilities.
• Lead integration architecture efforts for manufacturing systems and related business applications, ensuring dependable interoperability across operational environments.
• Produce and maintain clear architectural documentation, including interface mappings, system flow diagrams, and integration design artifacts.
• Advise teams during production issues and reliability events by providing architectural support, root cause insight, and recommendations for service improvement.• Extensive experience designing integration architectures using MuleSoft, with strong knowledge of the Anypoint Platform and MuleSoft development practices.
• Solid understanding of service-oriented architecture, microservices design patterns, and distributed integration principles.
• Proven hands-on experience with event-driven integration models and streaming technologies, including Apache Kafka.
• Proficiency with Azure-based integration and monitoring tools, along with familiarity with API gateways and identity and access management concepts.
• Experience connecting enterprise applications across business, operational, and financial platforms in complex environments.
• Strong background in B2B integration approaches and secure data exchange methods across multiple systems.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders, explain architectural decisions, and work effectively across cross-functional teams.