Integration Specialist - ICT Systems Integration

UPMC Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity/Paternity leave

Pension plan

Death in service

Critical Illness cover

ACES programme

Enhanced annual leave

Flexible working

Job summary

UPMC Ireland is seeking an Integration Specialist to design, analyze, and implement system integrations across a complex healthcare ICT landscape, supporting a large-scale EHR implementation programme. You will work closely with clinicians, operations, and vendors to ensure seamless data exchange between systems and to enable transformative EHR capabilities that improve patient care and efficiency.

The role encompasses requirements analysis, integration design, development, testing, and

Qualifications

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Health Informatics or related discipline
• 2+ years experience in systems analysis or integration roles
• Experience in healthcare system integration projects (Meditech desirable)
• Knowledge of integration patterns (point-to-point, hub-and-spoke, API-led)
• Data exchange formats (HL7, DICOM, XML, FHIR, JSON)
• Experience with integration engines and/or middleware platforms
• Ability to engage and manage multiple vendors and third-party providers
• Experience reviewing technical documentation and validating integration designs
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical integration specifications

Responsibilities

• Engage with clinical, operational, and technical stakeholders to capture integration and data exchange requirements
• Translate business needs into clear functional and technical specifications
• Facilitate workshops to define workflows, data flows, and integration points
• Document current-state and future-state integration architectures and data flows
• Support documentation of interface specifications, including message structures, field mappings and transformation logic
• Error handling and reconciliation processes
• Collaborate with vendors and system owners to agree integration approaches
• Contribute to integration development activities, including configuration of integration engines
• Basic scripting or transformation logic (data mappings, message routing)
• Review delivered interfaces with external partners
• Support troubleshooting and issue resolution
• Participate in code/configuration reviews where appropriate
• Support deployment planning and release activities
• Coordinate cutover activities related to integrations
• Provide go-live support and post-implementation stabilisation
• Ensure documentation and handover to support teams
• Ensure integrations adhere to ICT governance frameworks and GDPR requirements
• Maintain documentation per programme standards
• Support audit, compliance and quality assurance activities

Skills

Systems analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

Healthcare IT

HL7/FHIR/XML/JSON

Integration patterns

Vendor management

Documentation

Education

IT degree

Tools

Rhapsody

Cloverleaf

Mirth

API gateways

JavaScript

SQL

Python

Job description

Integration Specialist - ICT Systems Integration

Location: Swift Square One

Job type: Specified Purpose

Overview of role

The Integration Specialist will play a critical role in the design, analysis, and implementation of system integrations across a complex healthcare ICT landscape, supporting a large-scale EHR implementation programme. The role combines business and technical analysis with hands‑on integration development support, working closely with internal stakeholders, third‑party vendors, and integration partners. The successful candidate will ensure the seamless exchange of data between clinical, operational, and enterprise systems. The role offers the opportunity to play a key part in delivering transformative EHR capabilities that enhance patient care and operational efficiency.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Requirements Analysis & Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage with clinical, operational, and technical stakeholders to capture integration and data exchange requirements
• Translate business needs into clear functional and technical specifications
• Facilitate workshops to define workflows, data flows, and integration points
• Document current‑state and future‑state integration architectures and data flows

Integration Design & Documentation

• Support documentation of interface specifications, including:
• Message structures (HL7, FHIR, APIs, DICOM, flat files)
• Field mappings and transformation logic
• Error handling and reconciliation processes
• Support solution design aligned with enterprise architecture standards
• Collaborate with vendors and system owners to agree integration approaches

Integration Development & Configuration

• Contribute to integration development activities, including:
• Configuration of integration engines (e.g. HL7, API gateways)
• Basic scripting or transformation logic (e.g. data mappings, message routing)
• Work with external development partners to:
• Clarify requirements and design
• Review delivered interfaces
• Support troubleshooting and issue resolution
• Participate in code/configuration reviews where appropriate

Testing & Validation

• Support the development of integration test strategies and plans
• Support testing activities:
• Unit testing
• System integration testing (SIT)
• User acceptance testing (UAT) support
• Validate data integrity, accuracy, and completeness across systems
• Log, track, and resolve defects in collaboration with vendors and internal teams

Implementation & Deployment Support

• Support deployment planning and release activities
• Coordinate cutover activities related to integrations
• Provide go‑live support and post‑implementation stabilisation
• Ensure appropriate documentation and handover to support teams

Governance & Standards

• Ensure integrations adhere to:
• ICT governance frameworks
• Data security and privacy standards (e.g. GDPR)
• Interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR, REST APIs)
• Maintain documentation in line with programme standards
• Support audit, compliance and quality assurance activities

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Health Informatics or related discipline
• 2 years plus experience in systems analysis or integration roles
• Experience in healthcare system integration projects (Meditech experience desirable)
• Knowledge and strong understanding of:
• Integration patterns (point‑to‑point, hub‑and‑spoke, API‑led)
• Data exchange formats (HL7, DICOM, XML, FHIR, JSON)
• Experience working with integration engines and/or middleware platforms
• Demonstrated ability to engage and manage multiple vendors and third‑party providers
• Experience reviewing technical documentation and validating integration designs
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical integration specifications

Desirable

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio), with the ability to produce high-quality documentation, reports, and presentations
• Experience in the integration of medical imaging modalities in line with DICOM standards
• Exposure to tools such as:
• Integration engines (e.g. Rhapsody, Cloverleaf, Mirth)
• API platforms
• Basic scripting or development capability (e.g. JavaScript, SQL, Python)

Equal Opportunity Statement and Benefits

UPMC is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Benefits

Fully paid maternity and paternity leave for new parents. Competitive Pension Plan, company funded Death in Service Benefit 3 times. Critical Illness cover for all employees up to the age of 66.

Performance and Recognition

Rewards for performance that supports the goals and mission of UPMC through our annual ACES programme.

Work‑Life Balance

Enhanced annual leave up to a maximum of 27 days. Flexible working opportunities to support you to work around external family commitments.

Development and Career Opportunities

Opportunities for each employee to reach their career goals through continued learning and/or advancement.

This job description is intended to be an outline of the areas of responsibility. As UPMC and the post holder develop, this job description may be subject to review in light of the changing needs of the business.