**Introduction** At IBM CIC, we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK. A career in IBM CIC means you’ll have the opportunity to work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM CIC. In your role, you’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, whom may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience. We offer: · A multitude of training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs as well as the chance to gain industry recognized certifications · Regular and frequent promotion and progression opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us · Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year · Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks · A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome · Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees · Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme · More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future. **Your role and responsibilities** We are looking for a Senior MuleSoft Developer / Technical Lead to join our integration team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable integration solutions using the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and may lead a team of developers on larger projects, ensuring solutions are delivered with high quality and aligned to best practices.Key Responsibilities: * Design, develop, and deploy APIs and integrations using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform. * Lead end-to-end integration development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and support. * Collaborate with solution architects and business analysts to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications. * Develop reusable assets, components, frameworks, and libraries. * Apply MuleSoft integration patterns and API-led connectivity principles effectively. * Participate in code reviews, provide mentorship to junior developers, and ensure best practices are followed. * Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues in MuleSoft applications. * Contribute to MuleSoft platform governance and standards. * Prepare documentation including API specifications (RAML/Swagger), solution design, and deployment guides. * Work in agile/scrum environments, contributing to sprint planning and delivery. **Required technical and professional expertise** * extensive experience in integration and API development. * 3 years of hands-on MuleSoft experience with Anypoint Studio and Anypoint Platform. * Proficiency in creating APIs using RAML or OpenAPI, and in using DataWeave for transformations. * Strong knowledge of integration patterns, error handling, and performance tuning in MuleSoft. * Experience with CI/CD, Git, Jenkins, and version control systems. * Understanding of security protocols (OAuth 2.0, JWT, etc.). * MuleSoft Certified Developer (Level 1 or higher). **Preferred technical and professional experience** * MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect or Platform Architect. * Experience with CloudHub, Runtime Fabric, or hybrid deployments. * Exposure to Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, or other backend systems. * Strong communication skills with the ability to interface with technical and business stakeholders. 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.