Senior Computer Systems Engineer/Architect - MuleSoft

Overview Nakupuna Companies is seeking a Senior Computer Systems Engineer/Architect to join our team of talented consultants. The individual will provide solution architecture for the MuleSoft implementation in NAVSUP AWS GovCloud. This role is responsible for the cross-platform design, Everything as Code approach, security architecture, availability and recovery strategy, CI/CD practices, technical integration decisions, and day-to-day engineering coordination needed to move the solution from architecture through production sustainment.  The individual will support NAVSUP Business Systems Center as the senior solution architect for the design, integration, testing, deployment, documentation, and sustainment of the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform within NAVSUP’s AWS GovCloud environment. Develop the cross-platform architecture and engineering standards for high availability, disaster recovery, security, Everything as Code, CI/CD, monitoring, configuration management, and change control. Coordinate technical activities across  MuleSoft, database, cloud, cybersecurity, and testing workstreams; identify architecture dependencies and risks; and ensure technical artifacts are secure, reproducible, supportable, and ready for Government review. Support RMF/ATO activities, performance and capacity planning, operational readiness, and knowledge transfer to NAVSUP personnel.  Responsibilities The following reflects management's definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign additional duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to mission requirements and reasonable accommodation. Develop the high-availability architecture recommendation and agile prototype, including component sizing, dependencies, network design, compute, storage, load balancing, capacity, and cost considerations.  Define reliability objectives, RTO and RPO targets, failover strategies, backup and retention methods, restoration procedures, disaster-recovery tests, and rollback plans.  Lead the Everything as Code approach across infrastructure, configuration, security, governance policy, testing, and CI/CD deployment; ensure artifacts are reproducible and retained in Government version control.  Design AWS GovCloud resources and controls, including EC2, S3, networking, routing, security groups, load balancers, IAM roles, service accounts, logging, monitoring, and approved encryption.  Establish technical standards for source control, branching, peer review, automated testing, automated deployment, configuration management, and change control.  Lead security engineering for PKI, SSO, LDAP, OCSP, certificates, RBAC, least privilege, Zero Trust, logging, vulnerability remediation, and integration with NAVSUP security operations.  Coordinate RMF/ATO and STIG compliance activities, including control mappings, diagrams, system-security documentation, hardening evidence, POA&M inputs, retesting, and closure support.  Guide MuleSoft API architecture, platform architecture, data integration, performance testing, interoperability, and operational-readiness decisions across the team.  Review and approve internal technical designs, scripts, code, configurations, tests, diagrams, runbooks, and deployment packages for quality, consistency, security, and supportability.  Establish continuous monitoring for availability, performance, errors, capacity, cost, API metrics, and data-quality indicators using CloudWatch, Splunk, AppDynamics, MuleSoft, or comparable tools.  Lead technical risk management, issue resolution, root-cause analysis, vendor coordination, sprint planning, milestone reviews, Government briefings, and stakeholder decision support.  Plan and deliver hands-on knowledge transfer so NAVSUP administrators and engineers can operate, maintain, recover, and enhance the solution.  Performs other related duties as assigned  Qualifications Skills/Qualifications:   In addition to being able to confidently perform the above job duties, the candidate should demonstrate the following:  Technical Leadership - Provides clear day-to-day direction across MuleSoft, AWS, security, testing, and sustainment work; reviews designs and engineering artifacts critically and resolves cross-platform risks before they reach production.  Agile / DevSecOps - Turns architecture into prioritized, testable work with clear dependencies, acceptance criteria, and decision points; establishes repeatable source-control, peer-review, automated-testing, and CI/CD practices.  Analytical / Problem Solving - Balances mission needs, security, reliability, performance, capacity, recovery, cost, and long-term supportability; uses evidence and prototypes to resolve uncertainty and clearly frames options for Government decisions.  Communication / Teamwork - Communicates technical issues, risks, and tradeoffs in terms that both engineers and Government leaders can act on; creates a collaborative environment across a small multidisciplinary team and external stakeholders.  Quality / Coaching - Sets and enforces standards for architecture, code, configuration, tests, diagrams, runbooks, and security evidence; builds Government ownership through practical mentoring, recorded walkthroughs, and current sustainment documentation.  Education and Experience:   Education:  A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or a related technical field is preferred.  Required experience:  The candidate must be able to demonstrate the following:  7 years of hands-on Informatica experience  10 years of senior-level experience architecting working with enterprise platforms in AWS or AWS GovCloud from design through production operations. .  Strong knowledge of cloud computing, storage, networking, security groups, load balancing, identity and access management, encryption, monitoring, performance, capacity, and