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Job Title: Application Programmer III
Location: Addison, TX (3 days onsite, local candidates only)
Duration: Contract - 12 months
Pay Range: $68.25/hr (W2)
Job ID: 374272
About BCforward
BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.
Job Description
We are seeking a Mule/Spring Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Spring Boot, Spring Integration, MuleSoft 4.x, and enterprise integration patterns and a proven ability to analyze MuleSoft integrations and migrate or reimplement them using Spring-based solutions while ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable services.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze MuleSoft flows, connectors, RAML/API specs, and error-handling patterns and translate them into Spring-based equivalents.
- Perform vulnerability remediations across Mule components and Spring Boot APIs, including SQL injection, XPath injection, cross-site request forgery, server-side request forgery, and authentication hardening.
- Build RESTful APIs and reusable integration components for synchronous and asynchronous flows.
- Develop maintainable, testable code following modern engineering practices.
- Contribute to integration architecture decisions to improve reliability, performance, and scalability.
- Establish standards for logging, exception handling, API design, and message exchange patterns.
- Ensure alignment with enterprise governance, CI/CD pipelines, security, and cloud deployment guidelines.
- Partner with architects, MuleSoft developers, business SMEs, QA, and DevOps teams.
- Provide technical mentorship on Spring Integration concepts.
- Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and architecture discussions.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- 7+ years of hands-on experience with Spring Boot and the core Spring ecosystem.
- 3+ years designing and implementing solutions using Spring Integration (DSL, channels, transformers, routers, gateways).
- Strong Java development background and knowledge of enterprise integration patterns.
- Hands-on experience with MuleSoft 4.x, including analysis of Mule flows, DataWeave transformations, connectors, and API specifications.
- Proficiency with messaging platforms such as Kafka, ActiveMQ or RabbitMQ, and JMS-compatible systems.
- Strong experience with API development, RESTful services, and microservice architecture.
- Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines and tooling such as Git and Jenkins.
- Hands-on experience with unit and integration testing frameworks: JUnit, Mockito, Spring Test, TestContainers, and WireMock.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
Preferred Skills:
- Prior migration experience from MuleSoft to Spring Integration, Apache Camel, or similar Java-based frameworks.
- Knowledge of Spring Cloud Gateway or other API gateway frameworks.
- Experience with performance tuning of integration services.
- Understanding of security frameworks including OAuth2, JWT, and mTLS.
- Strong communication and documentation skills with the ability to collaborate across teams.
- Self-driven and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Why BCforward?
At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Opportunities for growth with global clients
- A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people
- Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects
Additional Details
- Start date target: July.
- Candidates must include current and intended location on the resume and submit at the correct rate for the location.
- Maximum submissions per supplier: 3.
- Hours per day: 8. Labor type: Technical. Respond by date: 07/01/2026.
About Our Commitment
BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
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