API Technical Lead

Role – API Technical Lead

Labor Category– Applications Development Expert

HYBRID with 40% onsite requirement in Baltimore City or Linthicum MD

Position Description: The Applications Development Expert provides design recommendations based on long-term IT organization strategy. The position should 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:

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.

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