MuleSoft API Engineer

LRS Consulting Services is seeking a Senior MuleSoft API Engineer who enjoys building scalable integration solutions, enabling seamless connectivity across enterprise platforms, and solving complex technology challenges through modern API architectures. This fully remote direct-hire opportunity offers the chance to support mission-critical integration initiatives while partnering with architects, engineers, cybersecurity teams, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable, and maintainable digital services. Responsibilities

• Design, develop, configure, integrate, test, document, and support MuleSoft solutions using Anypoint Platform, API Manager, Runtime Manager, CloudHub, Mule 4, DataWeave, REST APIs, SOAP APIs, connectors, policies, and CI/CD automation.
• Develop API-led connectivity solutions, reusable integration services, and DataWeave transformations supporting enterprise interoperability.
• Build and support secure integrations between enterprise applications, cloud platforms, and external systems.
• Translate business, mission, security, accessibility, and operational requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Participate in architecture reviews, backlog refinement, implementation planning, release readiness, and production deployment activities.
• Develop reusable integration frameworks, standards, automation processes, and support procedures that improve reliability and reduce technical debt.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues involving APIs, integrations, data transformations, platform configuration, security, performance, and system interoperability.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, privacy, infrastructure, QA, data, operations, and business teams to support successful solution delivery.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, design specifications, operational runbooks, testing evidence, and implementation guides.
• Support ongoing platform modernization, integration governance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, or a related field preferred.
• 6+ years of experience in platform engineering, application development, integration engineering, or related technical roles.
• Strong hands-on experience implementing, configuring, developing, integrating, testing, and supporting MuleSoft solutions.
• Deep knowledge of Anypoint Platform, API Manager, Runtime Manager, CloudHub, Mule 4, DataWeave, and API-led connectivity patterns.
• Experience designing and implementing secure, scalable, and maintainable integration architectures.
• Expertise with REST and SOAP APIs, enterprise integrations, data transformation, and service orchestration.
• Experience working with Agile delivery teams and translating business requirements into maintainable technical solutions.
• Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, identity management, API security, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Experience developing reusable integration assets, governance standards, and operational support procedures.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to document technical designs, implementation decisions, test results, operational procedures, and risks in both technical and non-technical language.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering, business, QA, cybersecurity, and operations teams.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal.

Preferred Qualifications

• MuleSoft Certified Developer.
• MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect.
• MuleSoft Certified Platform Architect.
• Experience supporting federal government, Public Trust, or highly regulated environments.
• Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility standards, cybersecurity requirements, auditability, data protection, and operational governance.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, Infrastructure as Code, and release automation.
• Knowledge of federal security and compliance frameworks including NIST, FISMA, FedRAMP, audit controls, and least-privilege access principles.
• Experience improving integration governance, platform standards, operational readiness, observability, and documentation practices.
• Familiarity with Salesforce, ServiceNow, Mi