API Developer (Hybrid with 40 onsite)

Job Title: API Developer

Location: Baltimore City MD or Linthicum MD (HYBRID with 40% onsite)

Duration: up to 2 Years

Position Description: The Application Developer Advanced Technology (Senior) must be able to translate applications requirements into web-based solutions using available technology. This individual must be able to apply new and emerging technologies to the software development process.

Specifically this position includes serving as a FHIR API Lead responsible for utilizing FHIR and API technologies to facilitate secure and efficient healthcare data exchange using HL7 and FHIR standards.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Enterprise Integration Architecture guidelines and policies focusing on SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) concepts and capabilities
• Design and implement FHIR-based solutions to expose data in compliance with CMS Interoperability Rule 0057-F including collaboration with developers to build APIs potentially leveraging cloud services like AWS and HL7 interface standards
• Assist developers with mapping various data formats (e.g. database flat file X12 JSON XML HL7v2 FHIR) and transport mechanisms (e.g. SQL REST HTTP SOAP FTP FTPS Email)
• Advise technical teams on performance scalability reliability monitoring and other operational concerns for web service and API integration
• Design reusable assets components standards frameworks and processes to support API application integration and web services
• Ensure adherence to documented application integration design and development guidelines patterns and standards
• Work closely with Technical Architects and Developers to ensure consistency and quality across Application Integration solutions
• Support continuous improvement and exploration of industry standards and new technologies
• Gather and understand business and technical requirements related to application integration
• Evaluate new solutions and technologies in support of Enterprise Application Integration practices and policies
• Participate in Governance Boards to review integration-related architectural decisions and ensure alignment with enterprise guidelines
• Analyze review and recommend improvements to expand Enterprise Application Integration objectives

Education:

• This position requires a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with a major in computer science information systems engineering business or a related scientific or technical discipline; or five (5) years of equivalent experience in a related field. (Note: A Masters degree is preferred.)

General Experience:

• The proposed candidate must have at least three (3) years of computer experience in at least two of the following disciplines: system analysis system programming application programming and/or equipment analysis.

Specialized Experience:

• The proposed candidate must have at least one (1) year of experience developing applications using advanced technologies including Internet protocols or web-based technology.
• Technologies include HTML CGI applications PERL or Javascript and Java.