Requirements Engineer - LKOrbit

Ellkay, Llc; Indiana; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ELLKAY, a healthcare data interoperability leader in the U.S., is seeking a Requirements Engineer to join the Product Management team in Kentucky. You will ensure development-ready requirements, work with engineering, QA, and product teams, and translate complex regulatory and data-standards needs into actionable user stories.

Responsibilities include analyzing data structures, supporting product readiness, and guiding design with UI/UX input while maintaining alignment with business goals and

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Healthcare Industry focused on HL7, CCD, FHIR, and HIE networks.
• 3+ years as a Product/Business Analyst or Requirements Engineer.
• Experience with Agile and writing requirements in JIRA.
• Collaborated with cross-functional software teams in healthcare IT.
• Proficient in writing clear technical and business requirements.
• Troubleshooting data issues using SQL.

Responsibilities

• Prepare development-ready requirements and handle support tickets.
• Act as technical liaison across engineering, QA, and product teams.
• Break down requirements into user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Run data structure analysis to support product readiness.
• Interface with other product teams to support interoperability.
• Assist in product design, UI/UX input.
• Evaluate feasibility and business impact of changes.
• Participate in QA checks for product acceptance.
• Collaborate with project management, QA, data engineering, and development.

Skills

Healthcare Data Standards

HL7

CCD

FHIR

SQL

APIs

JIRA

Confluence

Cross-functional Collaboration

Requirements Writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Informatics / Computer Science / IT-related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

OneNote

Visio

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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Full Time IN

ELLKAY started out providing connectivity solutions to laboratories and within a few years, grew to also provide data management solutions to ambulatory organizations. ELLKAY is now a trusted data management partner in five healthcare segments. ELLKAY’s solutions continue to serve laboratories and ambulatory practices and have expanded to empower hospitals and health systems, healthcare IT vendors, ambulatory practices, health plans, and other healthcare organizations with cutting-edge technologies and solutions that drive their growth and interoperability strategies. Today, ELLKAY remains true to our core values, building strong partner relationships and offering unparalleled service and support while providing innovative, scalable solutions to the challenges our customers face in today’s data-rich world. ELLKAY's experience, customer-focused approach, and reputation for innovation, speed, and accuracy differentiate ELLKAY as a premier partner for your interoperability needs and data management strategy.

Job Description:

As requirements engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring product requirements are expertly evaluated and implemented to meet their intended outcome. You will be part of the product management team, working closely with many parts of the organization.

Expectations for Your Role

BASE | Prepare development-ready requirements and handle support ticket resolution

GROWTH | Become a key technical liaison across engineering, QA, and product teams

FUTURE | Champion product data quality and usability to ensure scalable product growth

• Support Product Management with technical assessments and write-ups to guide development
• Analyze and troubleshoot product issues, coordinating with upstream teams as needed
• Assist in product design, UI/UX input, and ensuring alignment with functional goals
• Break down requirements into user stories with clear acceptance criteria
• Collaborate closely with development teams to ensure shared understanding of goals
• Run queries and conduct data structure analysis to support product and feature readiness
• Evaluate feasibility and business impact of change requests
• Participate in QA-approved functionality checks for Product acceptance
• Interface with other product teams to support workflow and data interoperability
• Act as a cross-functional collaborator with project management, QA, data engineering, and development

Qualifications:

• Experience: 3+ years in Healthcare Industry, with emphasis on Healthcare Data Standards (HL7, CCD, FHIR), Health Information Networks (HIE, QHIN, Large Data Networks), & Healthcare Regulatory Standards
• Experience: 3+ years as a Product or Business Analyst or Requirements Engineer enabling teams to meet business needs through detailed understanding of user requirements
• Exposure: Agile methodology, including writing and managing requirements in JIRA
• Experience: Collaborating with cross-functional teams on software development projects
• Exposure: Working in healthcare IT companies delivering innovative software products
• Expertise: Writing clear, actionable technical and business requirements
• Experience: Troubleshooting data issues using SQL or similar toolsthe healthcare industry

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Informatics, Computer Science or IT-related field strongly preferred.

How to Stand Out

• Bilingual: Strong command of both Hindi and English language in speaking and writing
• Exposure: Experience with API integration and documentation
• Experience: Working knowledge of provider, payer, and interoperability workflows
• Tools: Proficient in JIRA, Confluence, OneNote, Visio, and Microsoft Office suite
• Exposure: Familiarity with healthcare operations, EHRs, and data sharing practices
• Experience: Involvement in Agile software development lifecycle (SDLC)