Rhapsody Developer

Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc; Cayce (SC); Remote; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider is seeking a Senior Rhapsody Developer to lead integration efforts for the Advanced Molecular Detection project. The position is 100% remote and requires expertise in Rhapsody and various data formats. The candidate will work under limited supervision, manage project tasks, and ensure compliance with best practices. Experience with web services, SQL, and public health systems is preferred. This role is crucial in supporting critical public health applications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience with Rhapsody Integration Engine.
• 5 years experience in HL7 protocols.
• Experience with SQL and XML standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the Advanced Molecular Detection project.
• Lead integration development and testing.
• Engage with team and stakeholders regularly.

Skills

V6+ Rhapsody Integration Engine

Symphonia Mapping Language (SML)

HL7 (V2.3.1 - 2.5.1; ORU & ORM message types)

XML / XSD / XPATH

SQL advanced join statements

SOAP web services

Tools

Rhapsody

JIRA

DevOps

Job description

Overview

Location: Caycee, SC 29033 (Work Is Remote)

Duration: 1+ year

The State of South Carolina is looking for a System Software Programmer - Project Lead (Senior Rhapsody Developer)

Why is this position open: Specific position to support the Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD) / Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) project. The position may also provide support for Lab and Disease Surveillance systems and help with CDC Data Modernization Effort

Work Location: 100% Remote

Candidate location: No SC residency required. Open to nationwide candidates. Candidates MUST be comfortable working EST hours.

Required Skills

• 5+ YEARS V6+ RHAPSODY INTEGRATION ENGINE
• 5+ YEARS SYMPHONIA MAPPING LANGUAGE (SML)
• 5+ YEARS HL7 (SUCH AS V 2.3.1 - 2.5.1; ORU & ORM MESSAGE TYPES)
• 2+ YEARS XML / XSD / XPATH
• 3+ YEARS SQL ADVANCED JOIN STATEMENTS
• 2+ YEARS SOAP WEB SERVICES

Preferred Skills

• PUBLIC HEALTH / DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS / LIMS EXPERIENCE
• LOINC / SNOMED
• DEVOPS/JIRA
• REDCAP
• FASTQ FILES AND DEMULTIPLEXING
• RHAPSODY CERTIFICATION - LIST SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION ON RESUME

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT

• Candidates should be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision, and
• respond to priority tasks. Candidates must be able to independently research and design
• processes, create specifications, develop, lead testing, perform code reviews, actively engage with the team and stakeholders, attend meetings, provide guidance, and respond promptly.
• A Senior Integrations Developer is needed to support the Advanced Molecular Detection
• (AMD) / Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) project. This will include requirements gathering with customers, providing technical advice, time and effort estimates, and project documentation including status reporting. Expected work includes process development / automation, ETL solutions, procedure creation and advanced querying, webservice calls, parsing various data formats (xml, csv, SOAP, HL7, etc.), and route development.
• The developer will help with testing, validations, user acceptance testing, deployment, and post implementation support.
• Continued support will include the onboarding of additional organism classes to the implemented solution.
• Ensure systems are following industry best practices to ensure strategic initiatives and compliance with federal and state regulatory laws and ensure business continuity.
• The candidate may also provide proactive monitoring processes for immediate identification and resolution of data processing issues.
• Ideally this position would serve as the IT lead for this project managing the project work,
• communications, and customer expectations.
• This position will be a part of the team responsible for supporting critical systems and
• environments used by the Public Health and Lab and Disease Surveillance.

Daily duties / responsibilities

• The candidate will work closely with other members of the Systems Integration applications team and various programs within the Public Health Deputy Area.
• The candidate should be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision, and respond to priority tasks.
• The candidate must be able to independently research and design processes, create
• specifications, develop, lead testing, perform code reviews, actively engage with the team and stakeholders, attend meetings, provide guidance, and respond promptly.
• Participate in a team comprised of DPH and solution implementation staff for Systems
• Integration related planning, design, configuration, and conversion / rewrite of existing
• processes, code, and functionality in/into the Rhapsody Environment.
• Will coordinate with assigned IT Section Manager and Team Lead on daily assignments / tasks.
• Will coordinate and collaborate with contract and vendor staff as well as existing DPH staff and other IT professionals working with the Office of Information Technology.
• Ensure assignments are completed accurately and on-time, assist with problem resolution, mitigate issues, provide solutions, communicate, and escalate as needed to management, and report progress to manager.
• Will advise Staff on code conversions, route and configuration changes and enhancements, process improvements, software updates and maintenance.
• Work with vendors and staff on deliverables, troubleshooting and conversion of current processes to Rhapsody.
• Includes rewriting existing solutions to conform to best practices and updated coding standards and to improve efficiency, performance, and maintenance.
• Ideally this position would serve as the IT lead for this project managing the project work, communications, and customer expectations.

Specific duties and responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain system documentation and architecture diagrams for processes assigned (new and existing).
• Work with end users to perform gap analysis, gather and document functional requirements, and create necessary processes
• Assist with project and time management including estimates and status reporting
• Ability to plan, organize, review, implement associated project milestones to completion.
• Process Development, Process Automation, and ETL Solutions
• SQL query creation and validation to include advanced joins
• Perform complex programming functions, assistance, and technical advice including design architecture, configuration, writing, testing, and documentation to complex programming of agency computer systems as assigned.
• Create new and update existing Rhapsody routes to handle new data elements and formats creating the necessary output for upload into testing, lab, and surveillance systems as well as report to the CDC
• Formatting data into Conduent Maven Integration Format (MIF) for import into the Disease Surveillance System
• Utilize webservice calls to and from Rhapsody parsing request/response data
• Monitor routes and production processing to ensure proper data flow and response times using Rhapsody Web Management Console and other tools
• Help to perform and automate daily maintenance processes
• Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize new and existing processes.
• Resolve processing issues.
• Correct and reprocess errors
• Advise on monitoring practices, thresholds, and notifications
• Support Rhapsody upgrades and new environment configuration
• Ensure maximum system uptime for critical components to ensure business continuity.
• Assist with data migrations and database migration related code changes, testing, and validation
• Review existing code for rewrite into Rhapsody routes.
• Perform / participate in code reviews for authored, team written, and vendor suggested changes and implement reviewed changes into Production
• Advise the team on best practice and techniques. Mentor technical team on advanced topics.
• Assist the team, DPH staff, and vendors to onboard providers and partners to utilize Rhapsody supported services like HL7 electronic lab reporting (ELR), electronic test orders and resulting (ETOR), electronic case reporting (eCR), and Interpartner data
• sharing.
• Modification / rewrite of existing processes and creation of new processes to be compliant with agency security requirements and following industry best standards