Healthcare Integration Architect

US Citizenship required and must be able to obtain Public Trust Clearance and/or any other clearances required by our client(s)

Key Responsibilities

• Independently investigate and resolve complex technical issues involving healthcare interfaces, enterprise applications, databases, and interconnected systems.
• Analyze end-to-end integration architectures, including message flows, system dependencies, data transformations, and downstream impacts.
• Troubleshoot HL7 interfaces, message processing failures, connectivity issues, data discrepancies, and integration performance problems.
• Utilize SQL queries, application logs, monitoring tools, and technical documentation to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Develop, modify, maintain, and troubleshoot interface-level scripts, message transformations, and processing logic.
• Review and interpret existing application source code, including C#, C++, and Java, to investigate errors, exceptions, and runtime issues.
• Diagnose technical issues involving interface engines, databases, Linux/Unix environments, network protocols, and external systems.
• Perform data integrity analysis across interconnected healthcare applications and identify discrepancies in message processing or system behavior.
• Investigate message backlogs, processing bottlenecks, performance degradation, and system availability issues.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, deployment, consulting, application support, and external vendor teams to resolve complex integration challenges.
• Review Interface Control Documents (ICDs), validate interface configurations, and ensure integration behavior aligns with technical specifications.
• Support production incidents, system implementations, upgrades, change management activities, and go-live events.
• Evaluate proposed technical changes, assess potential system impacts, and support testing and validation activities.
• Maintain technical documentation, troubleshooting procedures, and knowledge resources to improve operational efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to enhance troubleshooting, technical research, code analysis, documentation, and operational workflows while maintaining appropriate security and data protection standards.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting healthcare interfaces, interoperability solutions, or enterprise healthcare integration environments.
• Strong understanding of HL7 v2.x messaging, message structures, ACK/NACK processing, and clinical workflows.
• Proficiency in SQL, including writing and modifying queries, analyzing data, and troubleshooting database-related issues.
• Experience working with healthcare integration formats such as HL7, ANSI X12, XML, and file-based interfaces.
• Knowledge of integration protocols and technologies, including TCP/IP, MLLP, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise interface engines, including message routing, transformations, monitoring, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Experience developing, modifying, or troubleshooting interface-level scripting and message-processing logic.
• Ability to read, interpret, and troubleshoot existing C#, C++, or Java source code to investigate application behavior and technical issues.
• Experience working in Linux/Unix environments, including log analysis, process monitoring, and basic shell scripting.
• Familiarity with Git-based version control platforms, such as GitHub or GitLab.
• Experience utilizing technical troubleshooting and operational support tools, such as Splunk and Jira.
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration architectures, system dependencies, and end-to-end data flows.
• Demonstrated ability to independently investigate complex technical issues, perform root cause analysis, and develop effective solutions.
• Experience troubleshooting issues across multiple applications, databases, interface engines, and infrastructure components.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with internal technical teams, external vendors, and customer stakeholders.
• Experience supporting mission-critical production environments and managing technical incidents through resolution.
• Ability to independently research unfamiliar technologies, analyze technical documentation, and develop solutions.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted technical workflows, including prompt engineering, code analysis, and troubleshooting, with the ability to validate AI-generated results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Oracle Health/Cerner Millennium applications and integration architecture.
• Familiarity with OpenEngine, OpenLink, or comparable healthcare integration platforms.
• Experience developing or troubleshooting Cerner Command Language (CCL) scripts and queries.
• Understanding of Oracle Health Millennium database structures and relationships.
• Experience with Rhapsody or other enterprise healthcare interface engines.
• Previous experience supporting federal healthcare environments, including VA, DoW, or IHS.
• Experience collaborating with third-party vendors and external interface teams.
• Experience mentoring junior technical associates and developing technical knowledge resources.
• Familiarity with federal healthcare security, privacy, and data protection requirements.

Federal Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain required federal suitability or fitness determinations, Public Trust eligibility, security clearances where applicable, and customer-specific access.
• Ability to comply with applicable federal security, privacy, and data protection requirements.

What Makes You Successful in This Role

Success in this position requires more than expertise in individual healthcare interfaces. You must be able to understand how multiple systems interact, trace complex technical issues across an entire integration environment, and independently determine where problems originate.

We are looking for a resourceful, analytical professional who takes ownership of technical challenges, is comfortable investigating unfamiliar technologies, and can effectively collaborate with engineering and development teams to deliver solutions.

While experience with Oracle Health technologies is valuable, candidates with strong healthcare integration, SQL, scripting, architecture, and complex troubleshooting experience are encouraged to apply.