**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences. **Your role and responsibilities** As an Application Architect specializing in MuleSoft, you will design and implement integration solutions using MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform, requiring a deep understanding of middleware applications and extensive experience with MuleSoft. This role demands strong problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality integration solutions. Your primary responsibilities will include: * Design Integration Solutions: Design and implement integration solutions using MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform, ensuring scalable, robust, and secure designs that meet project requirements. * Lead Project Assessment: Conduct end-to-end analysis of project scope, scale, deliverables, objectives, and impacts to inform architecture and implementation decisions. * Develop API Led Connectivity: Build architecture and implement API Led connectivity for integration solutions, applying expertise in detailed requirements analysis, software design, testing, and deployment. * Mentor Team Members: Lead and mentor a team in designing and building integration solutions, providing guidance on best practices and different integration patterns. * Ensure Best Practices: Apply knowledge of various deployment models and best practices to ensure high-quality integration solutions that meet project objectives. **Required technical and professional expertise** * Middleware Applications Expertise: Deep understanding of middleware applications, with extensive experience in designing and implementing integration solutions using MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform. * MuleSoft Experience: Experience with MuleSoft, including expertise in detailed requirements analysis, software design, testing, and deployment, as well as knowledge of various deployment models and best practices. * Integration Patterns Knowledge: Experience with different integration patterns, such as reliability and batch, with the ability to apply this knowledge to design and build integration solutions. * API Led Connectivity Expertise: Experience in building architecture and implementing API Led connectivity for scalable, robust, and secure designs. * Team Leadership Experience: Experience leading and mentoring a team in designing and building integration solutions, with the ability to provide guidance on best practices and different integration patterns. **Preferred technical and professional experience** * Other Integration Tool Experience: Familiarity with integration tools beyond MuleSoft is beneficial for this role, enabling the Application Architect to leverage a broader range of solutions and expertise. * Architect Certification: Holding an Architect certification is advantageous, demonstrating the Application Architect's commitment to staying up-to-date with industry developments and best practices. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.