SOFTWARE DEVELOPER -ADVANCED - 10062026-81602

State of Tennessee; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Tennessee in Nashville is seeking a skilled software developer to design, code, test, and maintain complex enterprise applications. This role requires hands-on experience with healthcare integration using Rhapsody, HL7 v2.x, and related technologies.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, perform interfaces development, and support system improvements. The position offers a hybrid work model, with responsibilities in the Department of Finance & Administration and related public health

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and two years of experience in application design, systems analysis, or software development.

Responsibilities

• Designs, codes, tests, and maintains complex software applications independently or in teams.
• Provides technical guidance and supports application integration.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to implement enterprise systems.

Job description

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time 10/06/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time 10/06/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time 10/19/2026 11:59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly) $5,703.00 - $7,399.00

Salary (Annually) $68,436.00 - $88,788.00

Job Type Full-Time

City, State Location Nashville, TN

Department Finance and Administration

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION, DAVIDSON COUNTY

The Department of Finance and Administration does not sponsor work visas.

This position requires a criminal background check and CJIS Fingerprints. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

This position is designed as Hybrid (In office and Remote).

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree and two years of experience in application design, systems analysis, or software development.

Substitution for Bachelor's degree: Relevant IT Associate's Degree.

OR

An Associate's degree and two years of related IT experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree requirement.

Substitution of Experience for Education: Related IT experience may substitute for the required bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years.

Necessary Special Qualifications: None.

Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100% for Preferred Service positions.

Overview

Under general supervision, this classification designs, codes, tests, and maintains complex software applications independently or in teams. Provides technical guidance, supports application integration, and collaborates with stakeholders to implement enterprise systems. This advanced-level developer role handles sophisticated programming tasks, database design, testing, and troubleshooting. Also provides support and consultation to peers and project stakeholders. This class differs from the Software Developer-Lead in that an incumbent of the latter leads or supervises a development team in the design, modification, coding, code reviews and/or implementation of new or modified complex business applications programs.

Responsibilities

Required or highly relevant experience

• Rhapsody Integration Engine Professional Certification.


• Hands-on experience developing, configuring, testing, implementing, and supporting interfaces using Rhapsody Integration Engine.


• Experience using JavaScript within Rhapsody filters, transformers, routes, mappings, or reusable scripts.


• Experience with Rhapsody communication points, routes, connectors, queues, message tracking, error handling, and monitoring.


• Experience working with HL7 v2.x messages, including message structure, segments, fields, repetitions, acknowledgments, parsing, validation, routing, and transformation.


• Experience writing, modifying, debugging, and maintaining JavaScript within an interface engine or healthcare integration platform.


• Experience using JavaScript to filter, validate, transform, route, enrich, or otherwise process HL7, XML, JSON, or other healthcare data.


• Experience developing or maintaining healthcare data exchanges involving hospitals, laboratories, electronic health records, public health agencies, or other healthcare organizations.


• Experience creating and maintaining message mappings, transformation logic, validation rules, routing rules, error handling, and reprocessing procedures.


• Experience troubleshooting interface failures involving message parsing, JavaScript execution, routing, transformation, connectivity, authentication, certificates, queues, or data integrity.


• Experience with healthcare interoperability technologies such as FHIR, REST, SOAP, XML, JSON, HTTPS, SFTP, or database integrations.


• Experience supporting interface testing, partner onboarding, production implementation, monitoring, incident response, and ongoing operational support.


• Experience creating technical documentation, including interface specifications, data mappings, test plans, troubleshooting procedures, and operational support documentation.


• Ability to work with sensitive healthcare and public health information in accordance with applicable security and privacy requirements.


• Ability to communicate technical issues and solutions effectively to developers, program staff, vendors, healthcare organizations, laboratories, and other stakeholders.

Public Health And Healthcare Integration Experience

Experience working with public health information systems, public health agencies, healthcare organizations, laboratories, or other partners involved in the exchange of health-related data. Relevant experience may include designing, developing, implementing, supporting, or troubleshooting public health interfaces and data exchanges; applying interoperability standards such as HL7 or FHIR; onboarding external partners; supporting data modernization or interface migration initiatives; and working with on-premises, cloud-based, or hybrid integration environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SQL, relational databases, scripting, digital certificates, secure file transfer, and API testing tools.


• Experience supporting AWS, Azure, GCP, Rhapsody as a Service (RaaS), or another cloud-based integration environment.


• Familiarity with CDA, USCDI, TEFCA, or other healthcare interoperability standards and frameworks.

Competencies (KSA's)

• Manages Complexity


• Tech Savvy


• Decision Quality


• Collaborates


• Communicates Effectively

Knowledges

• Programming Languages


• Object Oriented Programming and Mobile App Development,


• Database Development and System Architecture


• Web Services (XML, SSL)


• Cloud computing platforms

Skills

• Code Management


• Security Enhancement


• Cross-Platform Communication


• Object Oriented Programming for Mobile


• Test Plan Execution, Data Design and Modeling

Abilities

• Work Independently with minimal supervision


• Reliability as a team contributor


• Flexibility


• Planning and Organization


• Excellent Written and Oral Communication

Tools & Equipment

• Computer


• Telephone


• Printer and Scanner/Copier