Mulesoft QA

Role: MuleSoft QA Location : Remote Duration: Long Term Contract Note : This position supports a federal contract and requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust determination as a condition of employment, in accordance with federal government requirements. Job Description: API Testing Fundamentals: · Solid grasp of REST API principles: · Methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) · Headers, query params, path params · Status codes (i.e. 500, 400, 401, etc.) and responses (200, 201, etc.) · Understanding of SOAP (if used in legacy Mule services) Technical Skills: · API Testing Tools (at least one): · Postman – for manual API testing and collections · SoapUI – for SOAP or more complex payloads · cURL – for quick terminal-based tests · JMeter – for performance/load testing Testing Requirements: For APIs: · Validate: · Input validation · Response structure and content · Error scenarios · Authentication (OAuth, Basic Auth, etc.) · Test various environments (DEV, QA, UAT, PROD) For MuleSoft Scheduled Jobs: · Know how and when scheduled jobs should run (cron expressions, triggers). Ability to: · Validate time-based triggers · Verify data processing after job completion · Check for failures, retries, error handling · Access to logs (Cloud Hub/Any point Monitoring) to confirm execution · Access and Environment Setup Access to: · Test environments (DEV, QA, UAT) · Any point Platform Exchange for API specs (RAML/OAS) · Any point Platform Runtime Manager (at least for viewing logs) · Test data (or ability to generate it) · Communication & Documentation · Work closely with Developers, Integration Architects, and Product Owners Be able to: · Understand API specifications (RAML/Open API) · Write test cases/test plans · Report bugs clearly with steps, logs, and screenshots · Track issues in tools like Jira