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 ecosyst…
Job Title: Sr 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.
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