MuleSoft Engineer (Remote)
Overview
Tier One Technologies is seeking a MuleSoft Engineer to support a New York State Government client. The work will focus on leveraging the MuleSoft ecosystem to build out the automated integration architecture and data pipelines connecting these critical SaaS platforms. This is a 100% remote contract position. Selected candidates will be required to successfully complete a New York State Government background investigation.
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.
Qualifications
A degree from an accredited College/University in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related discipline. 5+ years of IT development experience. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with technical and non-technical team members. Must be a US Citizen or have permanent residence status (Green Card). Be able to pass a drug screening, criminal history, and credit checks. Required Technical 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