MuleSoft Developer

Overview

Location: This is a hybrid role, based in Johannesburg, with a requirement to be on-site or in-office 3 times per week.

Our Client - A leading design-led digital transformation consultancy and Africa's largest Salesforce partner, and theyre looking for great people to work with.

They are seeking a talented and experienced Mule Soft Developer/Integration Specialist to join their dynamic team. As a Mule Soft Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing Mule Soft integration solutions to connect various systems, applications, and data sources within their organization. You will play a crucial role in enhancing our clients systems' interoperability and efficiency by leveraging the Mule Soft Anypoint Platform.

• Integration Solution Design: Collaborate with stakeholders to gather integration requirements and design robust Mule Soft solutions that meet business needs while adhering to best practices and architectural guidelines.
• Mule Soft Development: Develop, configure, and customize Mule Soft integration applications, APIs, connectors, and flows using Anypoint Studio and other Mule Soft tools.
• API Development: Design and develop RESTful and SOAP APIs using RAML or OpenAPI specifications, ensuring security, scalability, and performance.
• Data Transformation and Mapping: Implement data transformations, mappings, and enrichments using Mule Soft Data Weave for seamless communication between disparate systems and applications.
• Connectivity and Routing: Configure Mule Soft endpoints, connectors, routers, and filters to enable seamless connectivity and routing of data between systems.
• Error Handling and Monitoring: Implement robust error handling and logging mechanisms within Mule Soft applications to ensure reliability, traceability, and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Testing and Quality Assurance: Develop and execute comprehensive unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests to validate the functionality, performance, and security of Mule Soft integration solutions.
• Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Create technical documentation, including design documents, API specifications, deployment guides, and troubleshooting guides. Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and provide training to other team members on Mule Soft development best practices.
• Deployment and Maintenance: Deploy Mule Soft applications to various environments (development, testing, production) using continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. Provide ongoing support and maintenance for deployed integrations, including troubleshooting, performance optimization, and version upgrades.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Proven experience as a Mule Soft Developer or Integration Specialist, with a strong understanding of integration principles and patterns.
• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying Mule Soft integration solutions using Anypoint Platform.
• Proficiency in Mule Soft Anypoint Studio, Data Weave, Mule Runtime, Anypoint Exchange, and other Mule Soft tools and components.
• Solid understanding of API design, RESTful and SOAP web services, RAML, OpenAPI, JSON, XML, and other integration protocols and standards.
• Experience with message queues, ESBs (Enterprise Service Buses), and integration patterns such as publish-subscribe, request-reply, and message filtering.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex integration issues and performance bottlenecks.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders, business users, and technical teams.
• Mule Soft certification(s) such as Mule Soft Certified Developer, Mule Soft Certified Integration Architect, or similar, is a plus.