API Technical Lead

Position Description: The Applications Development Expert 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. His/her 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. 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