HL7 Interoperability Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and sustain enterprise interoperability architectures that facilitate healthcare data exchange among VistA systems, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) applications, and external healthcare partners.

• Define and oversee the implementation of HL7 v2.x messaging, HL7 v3, CDA/C-CDA, and FHIR standards.

• Ensure that interoperability solutions adhere to the VA Technical Reference Model (TRM), One-VA Enterprise Architecture, and comply with federal privacy and security standards, including FIPS and VA Handbook 6500.

• Support the development and execution of generic HL7 interfaces for Text Integration Utilities (TIU) and various VistA modules.

• Engage in activities with Standards Development Organizations (SDO) and Standards Recognition Organizations (SRO), including standards reviews, ballot participation, and assessment of new healthcare interoperability standards and vocabularies.

• Lead the creation of architectural documentation, which includes design patterns, concepts of operations (CONOPs), interface specifications, and technical recommendations.

• Contribute insights on project tasks, milestones, and risks to the VA Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO).

• Collaborate with VA technical teams, clinical stakeholders, enterprise architects, and project leaders in an Agile environment.

• Assume additional tasks and responsibilities as necessary to support team objectives and ensure project success.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Health Informatics, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• 8–10+ years of IT experience.

• Minimum of 5 years dedicated to healthcare interoperability and HL7 standards within a large enterprise setting.

• Expert-level understanding of HL7 v2.x messaging standards and their application in clinical data exchange and healthcare workflows.

• Extensive experience with HL7 FHIR R4/R5, CDA, and C-CDA standards and their execution in healthcare interoperability solutions.

• Strong background in designing enterprise integration architectures.

• Experience with interface engines such as Rhapsody, Mirth Connect, or InterSystems Ensemble.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and technical documentation capabilities.

• Capacity to convert complex interoperability requirements into actionable architectural solutions.

• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to act as a technical liaison among engineering teams, clinical stakeholders, architects, and program leadership.

• U.S. Citizenship is mandatory.

• All selected candidates must successfully pass a background check.

• Capability to obtain and maintain a Government/Public Trust clearance, including necessary fingerprinting, when required for the position.

• Candidates must reside within the continental US.

• Previous experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA OI&T, or Veterans Health Administration (VHA) as a contractor is highly desirable.

• Preferred experience with VistA, VistA Imaging, EHR modernization initiatives, or transitioning legacy client-server systems to contemporary web-based platforms.

• Knowledge of DICOM imaging integration, federal data governance, healthcare data segmentation, and privacy-related interoperability requirements is preferred.

• Sponsorship is not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision.

• 401k with Employer Match.

• PTO + Federal Holidays.

• Corporate Laptop.

• Training Opportunities.

• Remote Opportunity.