Senior Integration MuleSoft Developer

Department
 

F&A ITS - Enterprise Applications and Services

About the Department
 

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 to support the mission of the University.   We support and enable faculty research and teaching with the effective use of technology.   We simplify the technology experience for faculty, students, alumni, and staff, and we ensure technology is mobile-friendly and accessible.   We identify, manage, and mitigate the technology risks of the University.  

Job Summary
 

The University of Chicago is looking for an experienced Senior Integration Developer for the Financial Systems Transformation (FST) project. This position will be responsible for the design, development, testing, and delivery of application interfaces between Oracle Cloud ERP and other applications at the University, both on-premise and hosted applications, mostly using MuleSoft as the integration tool. The successful candidate will provide guidance and direction for technical decisions regarding integration strategy and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Develops integration solutions to meet the requirements using components of the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, including Design Center, Anypoint Studio, Api Manager, Data Weave, Message Queue, and Assets from Anypoint Exchange.
• Leads and builds high-quality systems, processes, and experience APIs that are scalable and global at the core.
• Applies integration design patterns such as message routing, data transformation, content enrichment, batch processing, error handling, and reconciliation mechanisms to design and implement complex integration solutions that span cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
• Conducts performance testing to identify performance bottlenecks. Implements caching, message queuing, and other optimization techniques for improved throughput, scalability, and reliability.
• Implements security measures and best practices to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with relevant regulations. 
• Defines and enforces API governance policies, including access controls, rate limiting, monitoring, etc. 
• Establishes a deep understanding of the functional and technical aspects of our integration landscape. 
• Builds custom policies, frameworks/components, Mule flows, and error handling. 
• Creates wrapper APIs based on Mule Anypoint Platform Management APIs for automation and integration of other platforms to the API Hosting platform. 
• Sets up message exchanges and queue infrastructures for Publisher and subscriber APIs. 
• Works with embedded API gateways with various load-balancing topologies.
• Sets up security models and policies for consumers and producers of APIs and catalog assets.
• Works across various platforms and collaborates with cross-functional teams, including ensuring successful integration and deployment of MuleSoft solutions. 
• Understands and follows company policies surrounding data governance, security, and API development.
• Identifies and resolves technical issues.  Works with the software vendors and other IT Services departments to determine the best methods to resolve issues.
• Develops an understanding of service management concepts/ITIL processes. 
• Designs reusable assets, components, standards, frameworks, and processes to support and facilitate data integration. 
• Develops secure, scalable governance and operating models, including assessment of new applications and technologies to be integrated and protocols to support them.
• Establishes integration and data standards, and maintains efficient operationalization of all integration solutions, including error handling. 
• Creates prototypes and writes detailed specifications.
• Defines standards and templates to guide solution decisions in relation to integration applications for the enterprise. 
• Designs new systems, features, and tools. Solves complex problems and identifies opportunities for technical improvement and performance optimization. Reviews and tests code to ensure appropriate standards are met.
• Utilizes technical knowledge of existing and emerging technologies, including public cloud offerings from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
 

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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