Description:

API Technical Lead provides design recommendations based on long-term IT organization strategy. The position shall use a variety of platforms to provide automated systems applications to customers. This individual will be viewed both internally and externally as a technical expert and critical technical resource across multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities include performing the following tasks:

A. Developing enterprise-level applications and custom integration solutions including major enhancements and interfaces, functions, and features;

B. Providing expertise regarding the integration of applications across the business;

C. Determining specifications, then planning, designing, and developing the most complex and business-critical software solutions, utilizing appropriate software engineering processes (either individually or in concert with a project team);

D. Assisting in the most difficult support problems;

E. Developing programming and development standards and procedures as well as programming architectures for code reuse;

F. Understanding and consistently applying the attributes and processes of current application development methodologies;

G. Researching and maintaining knowledge in emerging technologies and their possible application to the business; and

H. Acting as an internal consultant, advocate, mentor, and change agent.

Additional Application Integration & Architecture Responsibilities Include:

? Serve as the FHIR API Lead, leveraging FHIR and HL7 standards to support CMS Interoperability Rule 0057-F and enable secure and efficient healthcare data exchange.

? Design and implement FHIR-based solutions to expose clinical and claims data via standardized APIs using cloud platforms such as AWS.

? Develop and maintain Enterprise Integration Architecture guidelines and policies, with emphasis on SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) principles.

? Collaborate with developers to build mapping between source and target data formats, including database, flat files, X12, JSON, XML, HL7v2, and FHIR.

? Guide teams on application web service and API integration with a focus on scalability, performance, security, and reliability.

? Design reusable components, standards, frameworks, and processes to support enterprise-level application integration and web services.

? Ensure compliance with integration design standards, patterns, and best practices.

? Work with architects and developers to align integration solutions with enterprise architecture.

? Analyze, review, and recommend improvements to expand and mature enterprise application integration strategies.

? Support governance board activities by reviewing application integration changes and architectural decisions.

? Promote continuous improvement through evaluation of emerging technologies and interoperability standards.

? Participate in CI/CD pipeline development and automation, using tools like Git and Jenkins.

Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related field or equivalent work experience. (A Master’s degree is preferred.)

General Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least seven (7) years of IT and business/industry work experience.

This includes:

? 2+ years of practical application of FHIR standards, including resources, profiles, and implementation guides.

? 2+ years of experience with healthcare interoperability standards such as HL7 and CCDA.

? Experience with Object-Oriented programming, CI/CD principles, and version control tools (e.g., Git).

? Experience with cloud-based application integration options, including AWS and enterprise service bus (e.g., Mulesoft).

? Experience with SOAP/RESTful web services, JMS/EMS, and related integration technologies.

? Familiarity with networking, API security best practices, and automation tools such as Jenkins.

Specialized Experience:

The proposed candidate must have at least three (3) years as a technical expert in an IT organization. This individual:

? Coaches and mentors junior technical staff and contributes technical input to high-impact IT decisions.

? Is accountable for the most complex enterprise-wide applications and integration efforts.

? Translates highly complex integration concepts for peers and customers, including HL7/FHIR healthcare data exchanges.

? Possesses in-depth knowledge of modern programming languages and object-oriented design, coding, testing, and debugging.

? Has domain experience in healthcare systems and interoperability.

? Demonstrates outstanding problem-solving, multitasking, and communication skills.

? Has experience working in Agile and SDLC-based environments

A & T SYSTEMS INC

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