Sr. API Integration Architect

Job Title: Senior MuleSoft Integration Architect 

Location: Pune 

Experience: 12+ years 

Job Description: 

We are seeking a highly skilled MuleSoft Integration Architect to deliver process and functional coherence through robust integration solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in MuleSoft architecture, API design, and event-based integration. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong technical expertise and the ability to lead cross-functional teams. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Provide overall direction, guidance, and definition of enterprise architecture within the Integration space to effectively support the organization’s business strategy. 

• Works with the Business, Digital and IT stakeholders to develop the integration architecture and roadmap including the ownership of EA integration strategy and roadmap from a business and technology perspective, including ‘as-is’, ‘to-be’ and transitional states. 

• Contribute to the development of application solution architectures. Supporting Solution Architecture documentation (HLD/LLD) preparation and review. 

• Analyse APIs designs and approves them or recommends reusability & standards-based improvements. 

• Engage with all appropriate stakeholders to ensure early involvement of Architecture, influencing policy, and setting direction for technical and business change. 

• Define applications & APIs costing models and ensures gathering costing information together with other departments. 

• Design and develop scalable API architectures that meet business requirements. 

• Lead the integration of enterprise applications using MuleSoft, focusing on API and event-based designs. 

• Define, coach and implement API standards and best practices to ensure high-quality services. 

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications. 

• Enablement mindset to advocate to strong governance, steer design and support implementation.  

• Analyse performance metrics and implement optimization strategies. 

• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies related to API integration. 

Qualifications: 

• Solid experience in a role of a Solution/Application architect or working in Enterprise Architecture teams. 

• Experience with Mulesoft, BOOMI, IIB, SNAP Logic and Tibco iWay middleware is preferred, other middleware experience is highly appreciated 

• BSc degree with major in IT, computer science or related areas, or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

• Strong knowledge of architecture methodologies, principles, frameworks. 

• Results oriented with the ability to maintain focus on objectives in a multi-task demanding environment. 

• The ability to simplify complex and technical information by using appropriate and accessible language for non-technical audiences. 

• Good problem solving and communication skills. 

• Ability to work independently and as a part of the team. 

• Fluent in English. 

• Proven Integration Architecture experience with clear focus on APIs based architecture. 

• Strong business operational mindset with pragmatic approach to delivery and operations. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Track record of leadership and influence 

• Experience with GraphQL and event-driven architecture. 

• Certifications in API management or cloud services. 

If you are passionate about API integration and are looking for a challenging role in a dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you!