Senior MuleSoft Integration Architect

Adyan Consulting is seeking a Senior Mule Soft Integration Architect for a part-time contract engagement to develop the technical proposal for a UK university’s integration modernization initiative.
Subject to project award and mutual agreement, the engagement will transition to a full-time contract as the Mule Soft Integration Architect / Implementation Lead.

The role is remote and open to candidates based in the United States or United Kingdom. Periodic UK travel will be required during implementation. Candidates with direct SITS integration and UK higher education experience will receive priority consideration.

Responsibilities Phase 1 — Technical Support for Proposal Development (Part-Time)

Adyan Consulting is seeking a Senior Mule Soft Integration Architect for a part-time contract engagement to develop the technical proposal for a UK university’s integration modernization initiative.
Subject to project award and mutual agreement, the engagement will transition to a full-time contract as the Mule Soft Integration Architect / Implementation Lead.

The role is remote and open to candidates based in the United States or United Kingdom. Periodic UK travel will be required during implementation. Candidates with direct SITS integration and UK higher education experience will receive priority consideration.

• Review the university’s integration and managed services requirements, identify technical gaps, and help draft the response.
• Recommend a cloud-based Mule Soft architecture and outline how existing SITS integrations would migrate, including two-way data flows with other university systems.
• Outline a common higher education data model and identify reusable API templates, integration patterns, and accelerators.
• Document technical assumptions, dependencies, and risks that affect the proposed scope and delivery plan.
• Contribute relevant case studies and lessons learned, provide customer references where available, and participate in technical review sessions before submission.

Phase 2
· Full-time implementation leadership, subject to project award and mutual agreement

• Own the Mule Soft architecture and lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of APIs and integration services.
• Lead the SITS migration and implementation of the common data model, including data mapping, transformation, validation, and reconciliation.
• Set standards for API design, security, monitoring, and deployment. Guide integration engineers and oversee production readiness and operational handover.
• Lead workshops with university stakeholders and application owners, manage technical risks and dependencies, and travel periodically to the UK during implementation.

• 8+ years of enterprise integration experience, including 5+ years of hands-on Mule Soft architecture and implementation.
• Strong experience with Mule Soft Anypoint Platform, including Mule 4, Data Weave, API Manager, Runtime Manager, and Anypoint Exchange.
• Experience with API-led connectivity, REST and SOAP APIs, SQL, and bidirectional data integration. Demonstrated ability to design canonical data models and reusable APIs.
• Experience leading legacy integration migrations to cloud platforms and establishing CI/CD, API security, and monitoring practices.
• Ability to write technical proposals, present architecture decisions to stakeholders, and lead distributed delivery teams.
• Based in the United States or United Kingdom and available for periodic UK travel during implementation.

Preferred qualifications

• Higher education integration experience, with priority given to candidates who have integrated SITS in a UK university environment
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• Familiarity with admissions, enrolment, student records, course and programme management, and integrations with learning management, CRM, or student finance systems.
• Mule Soft Integration Architect or Developer certification and experience designing or supporting Mule Soft managed services.