Integration Architect

Queensland Government; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Delivery Services Branch - eHealth Queensland seeks an Integration Architect to design and guide enterprise integration across statewide health ICT systems. You will influence interoperability, set architecture standards and align solutions with HL7, FHIR and modern API practices.

Working with Enterprise Architects and system integrators, you will deliver architecture artifacts, oversee delivery, and report progress against milestones.

Qualifications

• Healthcare integration & interoperability experience in large ICT projects.
• Ability to communicate complex architectural concepts to business and technical audiences.
• Experience designing and documenting enterprise architectures per IM/ICT practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, design and planning of Enterprise Integration Architecture.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to ensure conformance with data standards.
• Deliver, monitor and report on project activities against agreed criteria.
• Provide professional advice on integration technologies, patterns and conformance.

Skills

Integration architecture

Healthcare interoperability

API design & standards

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Relevant qualification

Tools

HL7 V2.x

FHIR

REST & SOAP

OAuth/OpenID

Job description

The role:Reporting to the Program Director, this role is responsible for developing solution designs which are fit for purpose and encompass all appropriate design specifications to support successful solution build, implementation and operation.Your role, within the Equitable Access Electronic Referral project, is to lead the ongoing development, design and planning of Enterprise Integration Architecture, and to support and influence the interoperability of software solutions for Queensland Health in line with contemporary technologies.Key responsibilities of the Integration Architect include:Working closely with the Systems Integration Team, to influence integration & interoperability architecture strategy by collaborating with Enterprise Architects, ensuring application software is conformant with integration data standards and architecture whilst considering technical capabilities available.Maintain a high level of expertise in the following technology domains to architectural standards, decisions, direction, standardisation and professional advice:Integration Technologies, Patterns and Concepts (Message Oriented Middleware, SOA, Micro Services, API's)Integration Communication Protocols (MLLP, REST & SOAP)Integration Standards and Conformance (HL7 V2.x, FHIR, CDA) Health Care privacy standards with API security architecture and standards (OAuth, OpenID, etc.)Is this opportunity for you?You will work closely with the Enterprise Architects, project architecture team and system integrators to deliver, monitor and report on project activities against agreed criteria. This role provides comprehensive ICT architectures and design in specialised areas including healthcare integration and technical solution design to support the modernisation of a large and complex statewide enterprise solution.To be successful in this role you will need a high level of understanding in Enterprise Solutions Domains as well as a demonstrated ability in designing, configuring and documenting enterprise systems within best practice IM/ICT design and delivery frameworks.Your experience should include:Demonstrated healthcare integration & interoperability architecture experience working in large complex ICT healthcare projects, including planning, preparing, managing technical project deliverables.Demonstrated high level of expertise and experience in healthcare technical architecture (including interoperability and integration) and understanding of service delivery and support models and their impacts within a large and complex organisation.Demonstrated ability to communicate, at business and technical levels, complex architectural concepts, drivers and issues, in both written and verbal formats.Demonstrated understanding of how to integrate information technology with business processes and people.While not mandatory the following qualifications and experience would be well regarded:A relevant qualification.5 or more years' experience in integration architecture within large, complex healthcare organisations.About Delivery Services Branch - eHealth Queensland:The Delivery Services Branch is Queensland Health's trusted partner and advisor for digital health project delivery excellence. The branch includes the following units:Digital Solutions and TechnologyDigital Health and Business SolutionsDelivery Support ServicesClinical ProgramDigital Partnership TeamDigitally Enabled Business SolutionsDigital Capital ProgramThe core function of the branch is to ensure successful delivery of major IT projects and initiatives to our customers across Queensland Health for the benefit of all Queenslanders. This function is critical to eHealth Queensland realising its overall vision, which is to 'advance healthcare through digital innovation'.As an integral part of our professional project delivery team, each branch team member puts the customer at the centre of everything they do and to actively seek out solutions that will help eHealth Queensland deliver on its targets.Should you require additional support or reasonable adjustments during our recruitment process to ensure you can demonstrate your ability to meet the inherent requirements of the role, please contact Talent Acquisition Services via email [e-mail] apply for this exciting opportunity, submit your resume and a short statement (maximum 2 pages) online today.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.