API Technical Lead

RightDirection Technology Solutions; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

RightDirection Technology Solutions is seeking an Applications Development Expert to provide design recommendations aligned with long-term IT strategy. The role spans enterprise-level applications, cross-system integrations, and healthcare data exchange using FHIR/HL7 standards.

You will serve as a technical resource across multiple disciplines, lead API integration efforts on AWS, and drive architecture guidelines for scalable, secure enterprise integration.

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise integration projects across multiple systems.
• Familiarity with healthcare data exchange standards (FHIR/HL7).
• Ability to design scalable, secure API-based integrations.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise-level applications and integrations across platforms.
• Lead FHIR API design and implementation leveraging HL7 standards.
• Define integration architectures, data mappings, and reusable components.
• Guide teams on service-oriented architecture, scalability, security, and reliability.
• Coordinate with architects to align integration solutions with enterprise goals.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to improve interoperability and governance.

Skills

FHIR API

HL7 Standards

AWS

SOA Principles

Tools

XML

JSON

HL7v2

FHIR

Job description

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.