MuleSoft Certified Developer - Hybrid - Locals to NY

*** Mode of Interview:- Webcam Interview *** Longterm Project (initial PO for 1 year with multiyear extensions )*** Hybrid (3days per Onsite) at Long Islandcity- Newyork *** 

Job Overview:-

• The Client is actively modernizing its enterprise resource planning (ERP) and financial ecosystem to optimize administrative workflows, reduce cycle times, and eliminate manual data entry.
• Key pillars of this digitized infrastructure include the CGI Advantage 4.0 financial system, Workday management modules, and PaymentWorks, a secure vendor onboarding platform used to validate identities, process EFT/Check streams, and indemnify the County against fraud.
• To seamlessly unify these disparate systems without manual data re-entry (such as the manual creation of VCC and VCM documents), the Department requires an API-led connectivity model.
• This engagement will focus entirely on leveraging the MuleSoft ecosystem to build out the automated integration architecture and data pipelines connecting these critical SaaS platforms.
• The consultant will support the project team in developing, managing, and optimizing integrations between multiple SaaS platforms.
• The ideal candidate will possess hands-on experience working across the full MuleSoft ecosystem (Anypoint Studio, Anypoint Platform, API Manager, Runtime Manager) and a strong background in integrating financial, HR, payments, or grants management systems.

Key Responsibilities:-

• API Design & Development: Lead the design, development, and implementation of APIs using the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform. Develop reusable MuleSoft components, connectors, RAML specifications, and rigorous technical documentation.
• Architecture & Lifecycle Management: Architect and maintain integration flows connecting multiple SaaS platforms. Manage the end-to-end API lifecycle, including design, versioning, mapping, testing, and deployment.
• Requirements & Process Analysis: Analyze business and technical requirements to translate them into technical integration specifications and future-state workflows.
• Security & Policy Configuration: Configure API security policies, gateways, SLAs, and continuous monitoring through MuleSoft administrative tools to ensure secure data transmission.
• Testing & Optimization: Participate in integration testing, error handling design, and root-cause defect analysis. Support comprehensive troubleshooting and performance optimization for API integrations.
• Collaboration & Knowledge Transfer: Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to validate integration specifications. Provide detailed knowledge transfer and integration best practices to internal County team members.
• Project Management & Risk Tracking: Participate in weekly status meetings with the Department''s single point of contact. Track integration defects and technical environment risks, categorizing issues by severity (Critical, High, Medium, Low) in a weekly progress log.

Required Qualifications:-

• MuleSoft Expertise: Extensive, hands-on expertise with the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, including Anypoint Studio, API Manager, Anypoint Exchange, Runtime Manager, and expert-level proficiency in DataWeave.
• API Development: Proven experience developing, deploying, and supporting REST APIs and specialized Mule applications.
• Architectural Understanding: Strong mastery of API-led connectivity, microservices architecture, and enterprise integration patterns (EIP).
• SaaS Ecosystem Integration: Documented experience integrating two or more SaaS systems within an enterprise environment.
• Technical Standards: Advanced proficiency with JSON, XML, RAML, OAuth2, TLS, and modern API security standards.
• Analytical Skills: Proven ability to analyze complex business processes and translate them into technical integration requirements. Strong debugging, performance tuning, and environment configuration skills.

Preferred Qualifications & Certifications:-

Target System Familiarity:- Direct experience designing or building API integrations with one or more of the following platforms is highly desirable:

• CGI Advantage 4.0 (Financial/ERP systems)
• Workday (HR/Finance)
• PaymentWorks (Vendor onboarding and payment compliance)
• Tyler Munis (ERP)
• Euna Grants (Grant management)

Domain Experience:-

• Experience designing integrations or middleware solutions for government or public sector environments.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) or DevOps CI/CD pipelines.

MuleSoft Professional Certifications:-

• MuleSoft Certified Developer (MCD – Level 1 or 2)
• MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect

Required Soft Skills:-

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills alongside excellent documentation and communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently under the Department''s authority while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.