Senior MuleSoft Integration Developer

Department

OPS ITS - ERP Integrations Management

IT Services (ITS) collaborates with campus partners to support the mission of the University of Chicago through the consistent delivery of high‑quality solutions and services. We provide secure, stable, and reliable infrastructure and applications that support the mission of the University. ITS supports and enables faculty research and teaching with the effective use of technology, simplifies the technology experience for all users, and identifies, manages, and mitigates technology risks for the University.

The University of Chicago is seeking a highly skilled Senior Mule Soft Integration Developer to join its Information Technology Services (ITS) team. Reporting to the Integration Services Manager, the Senior Mule Soft Integration Developer designs, develops, and maintains complex Mule Soft integrations supporting business, academic, research, and administrative processes at the University of Chicago. This position serves as the technical lead for integration projects, collaborates with cross‑functional teams, and helps set the direction for campus integration architecture and strategy.

The Senior Mule Soft Integration Developer ensures integration solutions are robust, secure, and scalable, and advances digital transformation initiatives across campus units.

• Develop integration solutions using components of the Mule Soft Anypoint Platform, including Design Center, Anypoint Studio, API Manager, Data Weave, Message Queue, and assets from Anypoint Exchange.
• Lead the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of Mule Soft applications and APIs for data and process integration between Oracle Fusion ERP modules and third‑party cloud and on‑premises systems.
• Coordinate requirements gathering and solution design sessions with stakeholders, business analysts, and technical teams.
• Develop and maintain integration architecture documentation, mapping specifications, API portfolios, workflow orchestrations, and error‑handling procedures.
• Ensure Mule Soft solutions adhere to University security, data governance, and compliance standards.
• Troubleshoot integration issues, optimize performance, and provide production support for critical systems.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to other integration developers and junior team members.
• Participate in code reviews, system upgrades, and change management for the integration platform.
• Collaborate in project planning, timeline estimation, and resource allocation for integration initiatives.
• Stay current with Mule Soft platform enhancements, integration best practices, and trends in enterprise technology.
• Use thorough understanding of business systems and industry requirements to translate business and user needs into system requirement specifications.
• Recommend process improvements and revise existing system logic difficulties as necessary; design, develop, and implement new applications, systems architecture, network systems, and application infrastructures.
• Perform other related work as needed.

• Education:
  
  Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in a related field.
• Work Experience:
  
  Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
• Certifications:
  
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• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, business, or a related field.
• Education:
  
  Master’s degree in information technology, computer science, business, or a related field.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 5 years of experience with development, implementation, support, and maintenance of a vendor‑supported system.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 5 years as a Mule Soft developer supporting production systems troubleshooting within the Mule Runtime, Platform API, and Gateway tools.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 3 years of experience with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
• Hands‑on experience developing integrations between Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP and other applications.
• Supporting production systems in a complex enterprise environment.
• Background in higher education or nonprofit…