Mulesoft -Data Engineer II

Based in St. Louis, Core & Main is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure™ with local service, nationwide®. As a specialty distributor with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products and related services, Core & Main provides solutions to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non-residential and residential end markets, nationwide. With over 370 locations across the U.S., the company provides its customers local expertise backed by a national supply chain.

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Design, build, test, and maintain reliable integration solutions, APIs, and data flows that connect enterprise applications, data platforms, and external partners. This role owns end-to-end integration components and works independently on moderately complex integration and engineering tasks, partnering with senior engineers, architects, product teams, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality, scalable, and well-documented solutions.

• Design, develop, and maintain production-ready APIs and integration flows across cloud, on-premises, and third-party platforms.
• Implement scalable integration patterns, including synchronous, asynchronous, batch, and event-driven processing.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to understand integration and data requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.
• Build reusable integration components and services aligned with enterprise architecture, security, and development standards.
• Perform unit testing and support QA, regression, and user acceptance testing for integration solutions.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve integration failures, data flow issues, performance bottlenecks, and production defects.
• Contribute to technical documentation, including solution designs, interface specifications, data mappings, and operational runbooks.
• Participate in peer code reviews and apply feedback to improve code quality, reliability, and maintainability.
• Support enhancements, patches, upgrades, and operational administration activities across integration and related data platforms.

• 3-5 years of hands‑on experience in integration development or API engineering.
• Experience developing and supporting integrations using Mule Soft or comparable middleware/iPaaS platforms.
• Strong understanding of REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, and common API and integration design patterns.
• Experience building event-driven integrations (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, etc.).
• Proficiency in SQL and experience working with relational databases.
• Experience with Java, JavaScript, Python, or similar programming and scripting languages.
• Familiarity with API testing and troubleshooting tools such as Postman, JMeter, or similar technologies.
• Hands‑on experience with version control and CI/CD practices using Git and platforms such as Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub, or Git Lab.
• Understanding of integration security concepts and protocols, including OAuth2, JWT, SSL/TLS, and SAML.
• Familiarity with enterprise applications and data domains, including ERP platforms and/or master data, is a plus.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to learn new integration platforms quickly.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business‑friendly language.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

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Pay: $84,497.50 - $ per year

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