Lead Salesforce Developer

S&C Electric Company • Chicago, IL

2d • $116,440 - $154,283 • Remote

About The Position

S&C Electric is seeking a Lead MuleSoft Developer to join our Salesforce & Integrations team. As the Lead MuleSoft Developer, you will own the integration architecture across Salesforce, ERP systems, data platforms, and internal applications, driving API-led connectivity patterns at an enterprise scale. You will lead integration projects end-to-end, set technical direction for the MuleSoft platform, and coach developers on the team. You will partner with cross-functional stakeholders and technology leaders to translate complex business requirements into scalable integration solutions, establishing standards for design, development, deployment, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field
• MuleSoft Certified Developer – Level 2
• Proficiency in DataWeave 2.0 for complex JSON/XML transformation, filtering, and data enrichment.
• 7+ years of hands-on development experience on MuleSoft Anypoint Platform using Mule 4 Runtime, including experience leading integration projects and mentoring developers.
• Experience deploying Mule applications to CloudHub, including runtime configuration and environment promotion.
• Deep expertise in API-led connectivity architecture (System, Process, Experience API layers) with demonstrated ability to define and evolve enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience designing and building REST APIs using RAML or OpenAPI Specification (OAS/Swagger).
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce integration patterns: Platform Events, REST/SOAP APIs, Bulk API, or Change Data Capture.
• Proficiency in MUnit for writing unit and integration tests for Mule flows.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD tooling (Maven, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) applied to MuleSoft deployment pipelines.
• Understanding of API security patterns including OAuth 2.0, JWT, and TLS/SSL.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to lead cross-team troubleshooting of complex integration issues and drive root-cause analysis to resolution.

Nice To Haves

• MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect
• Salesforce Platform Developer I or Administrator Certification
• Experience with Runtime Fabric or on-premises Mule runtime deployment.
• Familiarity with Salesforce Sales Cloud, CPQ, or Revenue Cloud in an integration context.
• Experience integrating with ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) via MuleSoft connectors.
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts and experience integrating with platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake or Azure Synapse.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the integration architecture for Mule applications; lead technical design across projects
• Build and maintain integrations between Salesforce and other systems such as Oracle ERP, data platforms, financial systems, and internal services.
• Author DataWeave 2.0 transformations to map, filter, and enrich data across connected systems.
• Design RESTful and SOAP-based APIs using RAML or OAS specifications; publish and manage APIs in Anypoint Exchange.
• Implement reusable integration patterns including error handling frameworks, retry logic, and structured logging.
• Lead integration project delivery end-to-end, including planning, design, development, deployment, versioning, and deprecation across the API portfolio.
• Build and maintain Salesforce integrations including Platform Events, Change Data Capture, Bulk API, and REST/SOAP-based flows.
• Engineer and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment of Mule applications using Maven and Jenkins or GitHub Actions; define pipeline standards and branching strategies for the team.
• Deploy and manage Mule applications on CloudHub and/or Runtime Fabric; configure environments, property management, and secrets.
• Monitor integration health through Anypoint Monitoring; configure alerts and dashboards for operational visibility.
• Lead performance optimization across the integration platform; establish benchmarks, conduct capacity planning, and drive tuning of application threading, connection pooling, and memory allocation to meet enterprise throughput and latency targets.
• Drive test automation strategy for MuleSoft integrations; define coverage targets and maintain MUnit test suites across flows and DataWeave transformations.
• Define and enforce documentation standards for the integration team, including templates and quality criteria for integration design documents, data mapping specifications, and operational runbooks.
• Collaborate with the Lead Business Analyst to convert integration requirements into technical designs and delivery estimates.
• Partner with the Data & Analytics teams on data mapping, transformation logic, and schema alignment for data-platform integrations.
• Lead code reviews, define coding standards, and coach team members on development best practices and design patterns.
• Drive the secure development practice for integration workloads; define security review processes, enforce compliance with organizational security standards, and mentor developers on secure coding patterns.
• Lead incident response for critical integration failures; proactively identify systemic risks and implement preventive measures to reduce production incidents.
• Own and evolve the MuleSoft platform governance framework, including API naming standards, versioning policies, reuse metrics, and Anypoint Exchange catalog hygiene.
• Evaluate new MuleSoft platform capabilities and recommend adoption where they add value.
• Coach and develop junior and mid-level developers through structured onboarding, paired programming, and regular technical mentoring sessions.

Benefits

• Medical & Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Group Life Insurance
• Optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance
• Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program
• Family Forming Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• Company Shutdown days
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Other Leaves
• Paid Parental Time
• Military Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Savings
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP) offering traditional and Roth 401(k) options
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) component
• Annual incentive plan (AIP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior