MuleSoft Integration Architect in Penarth

We are looking for an experienced Mulesoft Integration Architect to own both the delivery and architecture of enterprise integration across a major transformation programme. In this role, you will be accountable for ensuring that integration workstreams are governed, prioritized, architecturally sound, and delivered in line with programme timelines, business priorities, and enterprise standards. The ideal candidate must have strong hands-on and architectural experience with the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, API-led connectivity, reusable integration patterns, canonical data models, and enterprise integration governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and operate the Integration Centre of Excellence (COE) operating model and intake process
• Own the integration roadmap, delivery plan, and capacity plan across all workstreams
• Manage escalations, blockers, risks, and cross-programme dependencies
• Lead stage-gate design reviews from intake through to deployment
• Set and enforce API standards, non-functional requirements (NFRs), naming conventions, design patterns, and integration best practices
• Maintain the enterprise integration catalogue as the single source of truth
• Design scalable, reusable, and governed MuleSoft APIs and integrations
• Review MuleSoft solution designs, RAML/API specifications, data mappings, security models, and deployment approaches
• Work closely with business, application, data, security, infrastructure, and delivery teams to align integration outcomes
• Support estimation, planning, delivery governance, and release readiness for integration workstreams

Required Skills

• MuleSoft Integration Architecture: Strong experience designing enterprise integrations using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform. Deep understanding of API-led connectivity, reusable APIs, and MuleSoft deployment patterns. Proven ability to design and review reusable MuleSoft APIs, including: System APIs, Process APIs, Experience APIs.
• Enterprise Integration Governance & Standards: Ability to define and enforce API standards, integration patterns, NFRs, and design governance. Experience managing reusable assets and integration catalogue management.
• Platform, Network & Security Architecture Alignment: Ability to work with network, security, cloud, and infrastructure architects. Ensure the MuleSoft platform is correctly set up, secure, scalable, and aligned with enterprise standards.
• MuleSoft Certifications: MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect, MuleSoft Certified Platform Architect, MuleSoft Certified Developer.
• Enterprise Architecture: Experience with TOGAF or equivalent architecture frameworks. Ability to align integration architecture with broader enterprise architecture principles.
• DevOps & Operational Support: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging, and alerting for MuleSoft integrations. Release management and supportability patterns.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• A strong leader – able to own the integration workstream end-to-end
• Hands-on and architectural – comfortable diving into designs while thinking strategically
• Governance-minded – able to set and enforce standards across teams
• Collaborative – works effectively with business, security, infrastructure, and delivery teams
• Proactive and decisive – manages risks, blockers, and escalations with confidence

Technology Environment: MuleSoft Anypoint Platform | API-led Connectivity | RAML | REST | SOAP | JSON | XML | AWS/Azure (cloud) | CI/CD | Git | Monitoring & Observability Tools