Title: MuleSoft Architect
Location: 100% Remote work
Type: 6+ Months Contract to Hire
Position Description:
Lead Technical Leads, Architects, and a mixed onshore/offshore team supporting enterprise integration and API platforms
Manage a team of approximately 13-14 contractors plus onshore technical leads and full-time engineers
Oversee MuleSoft, ESB technologies, and enterprise API ecosystems while driving modernization and cloud-native adoption
Establish architectural standards, governance frameworks, and design reviews; partner with engineering, product, and security teams for aligned delivery
Guide API-first, microservices, SOA, event-driven, and cloud integration practices across Azure (preferred), AWS, or Google Cloud Platform
Ensure platform stability, incident response, high-quality engineering practices, and continuous improvement
Support long-term modernization roadmaps, promote automation (including AI-driven automation), and encourage ongoing technical growth
Continuously evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, tools, and integration approaches through a self-starter mindset
Required Skills:
5+ years of recent, hands on engineering work with MuleSoft
Must already be onboarded in MuleSoft environments and capable of providing architectural leadership from day one
1+ year of direct people management experience, including hiring, performance management, and team leadership capacity
Experience providing architectural guidance in SOA at enterprise level
Strong communication skills
Deep technical background in APIs, SOA, microservices, and architectural best practices
Ability to champion API first, microservices, SOA, and cloud native approaches
Provide technical direction and governance for Mulesoft
Critical requirement: oversight of Mulesoft, ESB platforms
Strong appetite for continuous learning and expanding technical breadth
Solid understanding of SOA, API first integration, microservices, SSO, and container platforms
Familiarity with cloud platforms Azure preferred, but AWS or Google Cloud Platform also relevant
Broad understanding of cloud integration and migration strategies
Lead architectural governance, standards, design reviews, and collaborate with engineering, product, and security teams to ensure cohesive delivery
High level understanding of security architecture, including API security, identity and access models (OAuth, OIDC), zero trust concepts, and secure cloud design
Must demonstrate active engagement with modern technologies (POCs, emerging AI concepts, etc.)