Job Type
Full-time
Description
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.
