Responsibilities: • Design and develop scalable middleware applications and services for the middle tier. • Establish and maintain resilient and high-availability middleware environments. • Implement deployment solutions including clustering, load distribution, and failover strategies using MuleSoft. • Set up and manage API gateways and enforce API governance policies. • Optimize performance through tuning of JVM, garbage collection, and MuleSoft runtime environments. • Mentor and guide client teams via hands-on development sessions and technical collaboration. • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including architects, developers, project leads, and systems engineers to align integration solutions with business objectives. • Contribute to technical roadmaps and architecture planning for enterprise middleware systems. • Apply industry best practices to enhance stability, performance, and scalability of applications and integrations. • Handle day-to-day support operations including issue resolution, change implementation, and production support. • Participate in an on-call rotation for critical support coverage. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or comparable experience with relevant technical certifications. • 8+ years of experience in middleware engineering with a strong background in MuleSoft administration. • Solid experience working in Linux/Unix environments. • Hands-on expertise in managing and troubleshooting middleware runtime platforms. • Skilled in diagnosing performance bottlenecks and optimizing middleware/ESB components. • Comfortable working across technical and non-technical teams to gather requirements and deliver solutions. • Familiar with software development lifecycles, IT operations processes, and managing interdependent enterprise applications.