Mark A. Bentley, II
Lead Integrations Engineer
Certified MuleSoft Developer Level 1

Hello! I’m Mark Bentley

I am a passionate software engineer with 7+ years experience in middleware and web application development. I am energized by opportunities to lead and contribute to projects that make a difference.

Skills
Professional
  • Middleware Integrations
  • SOAP and RESTful API Development
  • MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
  • CloudHub
  • Bitbucket CI/CD
  • Maven
  • Tibco Platform
  • CA Layer 7 Gateway
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • SQL Server
Personal
  • Communication
  • Team Work
  • Leadership
  • Collaboration
  • Mentoring
  • Problem-Solving
Experience
2023-Present
TransPecos Banks, SSB
Lead Data Integrations Engineer- MuleSoft

Lead and manage a team of MuleSoft engineers, providing guidance, coaching, and support to help them succeed in their roles. Plan and oversee the execution of software development projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.Lead the design and development of MuleSoft solutions, including API specifications, integrations, and data mappings. Allocate resources effectively, including personnel, budget, and time, to ensure the successful completion of projects. Identify opportunities to improve the software development processes and implement best practices to increase efficiency and quality. Provide technical leadership to a team of MuleSoft developers, guiding them in best practices and ensuring the quality of their work. Define the architecture and design of MuleSoft solutions, ensuring they align with business requirements and best practices. Implement and enforce quality assurance processes for MuleSoft solutions, including code reviews, testing, and documentation. Train and mentor junior MuleSoft developers, helping them develop their skills and grow in their roles. Collaborate with other teams, such as product management, quality assurance, and infrastructure, to ensure the successful delivery of software projects. Conduct performance reviews, provide feedback, and address performance issues to help team members grow and develop in their roles. Participate in the interviewing, recruitment, and onboarding of new team members. Communicate with stakeholders, including executive and senior management, to provide updates on project status and gather feedback. Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, adherence to coding standards, and knowledge sharing among team members. Define the overall architecture of MuleSoft solutions, ensuring they are scalable, reliable, and secure. Identify and mitigate risks related to MuleSoft solutions, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget.

2021-2023
State Employees' Credit Union
MuleSoft Developer II

Collaborated on the design and development of APIs for several domains such as lending, accounts, members, and money movement. Developed solutions to integration challenges using a domain driven API-led approach. Developed many reusable fragments in Design Center such as data types and traits. Created RAML 1.0 specs and leverage fragments to promote reusability. Developed flows in Anypoint Studio and transformed messages between SOAP, REST, and COBOL copy book. Developed APIs using components such as HTTP, IBM CTG, Choice, Web Service Consumer, Error, and Custom Metrics. Participated in unit testing and writing MUnit test cases for flows. Experience creating custom metrics dashboards and functional monitors in Anypoint Monitoring. Experience with creating alerts and applying policies such as rate limiting and IP allow list in API Manager. Deployed APIs to Runtime Manager via automated CI/CD Bitbucket pipeline. Utilized Maven, Nexus artifactory, and Bitbucket pipelines for automated builds and dependency management. Provided 24/7 production support to troubleshoot and resolve issues.

2020-2021
Johnston County Public Schools
Technology and Engineering Teacher

Planned and implemented Computer Science and JavaScript coding lessons. Communicated relevant information often to students and parents regarding progress and learning. Managed classroom behavior through building positive relationships. Designed engaging lesson plans based on state standards and learning objective. Hosted extracurricular coding and robotics club on a monthly basis.

2019-2020
First Citizens Bank
Programmer Analyst (Application Developer)

Developed applications for the online banking platform using Python, JavaScript, JQuery, and HTML/CSS. Led team knowledge share and training sessions on a weekly basis. Trained new developers and mentored summer interns while assisting with assigned work. Analyzed, coded, and unit tested projects of varying complexity. Collaborated with systems analysts to design solutions that meet customer needs.

2015-2019
First Citizens Bank
Programmer Analyst (Middleware Developer)

Designed and developed middleware SOAP web services and RESTful APIs with various systems of record such as databases, IBM mainframe, and third-party APIs . Developed RESTful API specs in Swagger Editor. Experience with JMS queues using TIBCO EMS. Experience with Linux based installations and maintenance. Created data visualizations using Tibco Spotfire and Splunk. Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and design specifications. Participated in a 24/7 on-call rotation as scheduled and perform after hours’ system support as needed. Managed API routing and security policies using CA Layer 7 Gateway Orchestrated a team of 10 committee members to plan and execute the First Citizens Bank IT conference.

2014-2016
PACE of the Triad
WordPress Developer

Modernized the career application with a new process based on stakeholder requirements. Maintained website by modifying content in WordPress and customizing with HTML/CSS. Designed website pages based on business specifications and requirements.

Certifications
February 2023
MuleSoft/Salesforce

Certified MuleSoft Developer- Level 1

Education
May 2023
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Master of Education, STEM Education, Technology and Engineering

December 2015
North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Magna Cum Laude

Hobbies
  • Exercising
  • Traveling/Exploring
  • Dog Dad
  • Video Gaming
  • Neflix Binges
  • Photography
  • Drones
  • Dancing
  • Learning
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