Applications Engineer, Specialist

CHS Career Site; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CHS Career Site in Franklin, TN seeks an Applications Engineer, Specialist who leads design, development, and optimization for complex enterprise applications and healthcare integration ecosystems. You will drive automation, scalability, and innovation while aligning with architecture standards, data security, and compliance.

You will mentor engineers, partner with architecture, security, and infrastructure teams, and implement robust data pipelines, interfaces, and deployment improvements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in IT/CS/Software Engineering or equivalent
• 8–10 years of experience in application engineering or related IT field

Responsibilities

• Architects, configures, and maintains large-scale applications with advanced integration requirements
• Leads system upgrades, migrations, and performance tuning initiatives
• Partners with architecture, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure technical alignment
• Drives automation, scripting, and deployment improvements across environments
• Establishes standards and documentation to guide enterprise application practices
• Mentors engineers and serve as a resource for resolving complex technical challenges
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance
• Complies with all policies and standards

Skills

Mirth Connect

HealthConnect/Ensemble

HL7 v2/v3

FHIR REST API

SQL

OOP concepts

Linux scripting

Cloud platforms

Automation pipelines

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT/CS/SE

Tools

Mirth Connect

InterSystems HealthConnect/Ensemble

RESTful APIs

Job description

Job Summary
The Applications Engineer, Specialist leads advanced design, development, and optimization efforts for complex enterprise applications and healthcare integration ecosystems. This role drives automation, scalability, and technical innovation across the application environment while ensuring strict alignment with enterprise architecture standards, data security, and compliance regulations. Serving as a technical advisor for integration strategy, modern data exchange protocols, and application modernization initiatives, the Specialist designs, implements, and maintains robust data pipelines and interface solutions.

Essential Functions

• Architects, configures, and maintains large-scale applications with advanced integration requirements.
• Leads system upgrades, migrations, and performance tuning initiatives.
• Partners with architecture, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure technical alignment.
• Drives automation, scripting, and deployment improvements across environments.
• Establishes standards and documentation to guide enterprise application practices.
• Mentors engineers and serve as a resource for resolving complex technical challenges.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or Software Engineering; or the equivalent required
• 8-10 years of experience in application engineering or related IT field required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Hands-on experience with Mirth engines (Mirth Connect) and InterSystems HealthConnect (or Ensemble) for healthcare interface development and administration, Preferred.
• Deep technical expertise with HL7 protocols (v2/v3) as well as practical experience with FHIR standards and RESTful API integrations, Preferred.
• Practical working knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts and design patterns, Preferred.
• Strong proficiency in SQL for querying, database structure evaluation, and data manipulation, Preferred.
• Fundamental understanding and application of Data Science principles, including data analysis, transformation pipelines, and data quality modeling, Preferred.
• Proficiency in Linux environments, including system administration, command-line scripting, and server maintenance, Preferred.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP) for application deployment, scalability, and infrastructure management, Preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise application design and integration architectures.
• Expertise in automation, scripting, and deployment pipelines.
• Strong analytical and leadership skills in technical decision-making.
• Excellent collaboration and communication across multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven ability to deliver scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions.

Job Info

• Job Identification 164709
• Job Category Information Technology
• Posting Date 09/21/2026, 03:15 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations 4000 Meridian Blvd, Franklin, TN, 37067, US