Job Title: Mulesoft Development Tech Lead | Contract | Hybrid – Wokingham Location: Wokingham (3 days onsite, 2 remote) Type: 6-Month Contract (Inside IR35) Rate: Market Competitive Start Date: ASAP About the Role We are seeking an experienced Mulesoft Development Tech Lead to join a dynamic integration team working on mission-critical systems. This role involves architecting and implementing enterprise-grade solutions using MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform, closely collaborating with architecture, development, and business stakeholders. You’ll play a lead role in designing scalable API-led integrations and mentoring the development team to deliver production-ready, secure, and performant solutions. What You'll Be Doing • Architect and implement integration solutions using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform • Lead and guide technical teams across design, development, and deployment phases • Collaborate with functional and architecture teams to define reusable assets • Ensure API design aligns with RAML standards, policies, and best practices • Work across all API layers (system, process, and experience) as per API-led connectivity • Provide hands-on guidance on error handling, deployment, debugging, and performance tuning • Engage directly with clients to gather requirements and present solutions • Contribute to monitoring, logging, and SLA management for deployed services • Optional: Integrate with Azure queues and containers for hybrid deployments • Support Agile/DevOps lifecycle and CI/CD pipelines Ideal Candidate Profile • 3+ years of experience with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform • 8+ years in integration design and architecture • Strong knowledge of API-led architecture, RAML, SLA policies • Familiarity with core Mule connectors (batch, for-each, scatter-gather, etc.) • Skilled in error handling, deployment pipelines, and debugging • Experience working with Azure components is a plus • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills • Experience in Agile/DevOps environments and CI/CD pipeline management Why This Contract? • Work on a large-scale enterprise transformation using modern API-first design • Lead client-facing engagements and influence solution architecture • Gain hands-on experience with emerging hybrid-cloud integration patterns