Principal Integration Architect – MuleSoft & Agentic AI (Director)

We are seeking a Principal Integration Architect to lead the enterprise integration strategy and delivery using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, while advancing next-generation Agentic AI capabilities across integration, automation, and operational excellence. In this role, you will define target architectures, guide complex integration programs, mentor engineering teams, and drive adoption of modern patterns such as API-led connectivity, event-driven architecture, domain-aligned integration, and AI-assisted integration operations. 

You will be the go-to authority for enterprise integration, API governance, platform enablement, and secure AI agent design—ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, compliant, and measurably valuable. 

Key Responsibilities 

1) Enterprise Integration & API Architecture 

• Define and own enterprise integration reference architecture across MuleSoft, cloud, SaaS, and on-prem systems. 

• Lead API-led connectivity design: System APIs, Process APIs, Experience APIs, including reuse strategy and versioning. 

• Establish standards for API design, contract-first development (RAML/OAS), error handling, idempotency, caching, throttling, and performance. 

• Drive integration patterns including sync/async, batch, pub/sub, sagas, and event choreography. 

2) MuleSoft Platform Leadership 

• Serve as principal architect for MuleSoft: CloudHub / Runtime Fabric, API Manager, Exchange, Anypoint Monitoring, Flex Gateway (as applicable). 

• Guide platform hardening: network topology, VPC/VNet, connectivity (VPN/Direct Connect/ExpressRoute), secrets management, and environment strategy. 

• Establish CI/CD and quality gates: automated testing, static analysis, security scans, release governance, and rollout/rollback patterns. 

• Optimize runtime performance and stability: thread pools, memory, back-pressure strategies, and scaling models. 

3) Agentic AI for Integration (Design + Governance) 

• Design and govern agentic workflows that interact with integration services safely (e.g., “AI agents” that initiate workflows, triage incidents, propose mappings, generate tests, or automate routine platform ops). 

• Define patterns for:  

• Tool-using agents (agents that call approved APIs/connectors) 

• Human-in-the-loop approvals for high-risk actions 

• Guardrails: policy checks, prompt hardening, rate limiting, and controlled tool access 

• Auditability: logging, traceability, and deterministic replays where required 

• Partner with security and risk stakeholders to ensure responsible AI controls (data handling, access control, privacy, compliance). 

4) Security, Governance & Compliance 

• Enforce enterprise standards for API security (OAuth2/OIDC, mTLS, JWT validation, threat protection, schema validation). 

• Define governance: API lifecycle, naming conventions, documentation standards, SLAs/SLOs, and deprecation policies. 

• Implement and oversee observability (distributed tracing, metrics, logs), incident response playbooks, and platform runbooks. 

5) Delivery Leadership & Stakeholder Management 

• Lead architecture for complex programs across multiple domains and delivery teams. 

• Run architecture reviews, ensure alignment to target state, and manage technical risk and trade-offs. 

• Mentor architects and engineers; uplift capability through enablement, templates, accelerators, and best practices. 

• Work with product owners, business stakeholders, and engineering leaders to translate business outcomes into technical roadmaps. 

Required Qualifications & Experience 

• 15+ years in enterprise integration / API architecture, with 5+ years designing and delivering with MuleSoft. 

• Proven experience leading large-scale integration programs across cloud and hybrid environments. 

• Strong hands-on knowledge of MuleSoft capabilities: design, development, deployment, governance, and operations. 

• Deep understanding of integration architecture patterns, including event-driven and microservices integration. 

• Experience establishing platform governance: API standards, SDLC, CI/CD, quality, and operational readiness. 

KPMG is a professional services firm with global outreach and deep sector experience. We work with clients across an array of industries to solve complex challenges, steer change and enable growth. 

Our people are what make KPMG the thriving workplace that it is and what sets us apart is that we know great minds think differently. Collaborate with a team of passionate, highly skilled professionals who’ve got your back. You’ll build relationships with unique and diverse colleagues who will provide you with the support you need to be your best and produce meaningful and impactful work in an inclusive, equitable culture.

At KPMG, you’ll take control over how you work. We’re embracing a new way of working in many ways, from offering flexible hours and locations to generous paid parental leave and career breaks. Our people enjoy a variety of exciting perks, including retail discounts, health and wellbeing initiatives, learning and growth opportunities, salary packaging options and more.

Diverse candidates have diverse needs. During your recruitment journey, information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application, please contact the Talent Attraction Support Team.

At KPMG every career is different, and we look forward to seeing how you grow with us.

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