About the role

Architect for enterprise data and integration platforms. Owns HL7 v2.x / FHIR interfaces, Mirth Connect channels, RDBMS and cloud data platforms (MS SQL, PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse / Fabric), event-driven backbones (Kafka / Event Hubs), and AI-grade data pipelines built on vector databases and RAG ingestion patterns.

Duties & Responsibilities

Own end-to-end integration architecture: HL7 v2.x, CCD/CDA, FHIR R4, REST, GraphQL, Kafka / Event Hubs.
Lead Mirth Connect (NextGen) channel design, transformers, filters and monitoring.
Design and maintain MS SQL Server (with AlwaysOn) and PostgreSQL schemas, indexes, stored procedures and partitioning strategies.
Architect cloud data platforms on Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse / Microsoft Fabric.
Design AI-grade pipelines: chunking, embeddings, vector stores (pgvector, Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate) and RAG ingestion.
Define data quality, deduplication, master data and identity-resolution rules.
Orchestrate onboarding of new interfaces and data sources.
Ensure security, audit, PII/PHI and data-protection compliance across all flows.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Strong data modeling and SQL performance tuning (MS SQL mandatory; PostgreSQL preferred).
Deep HL7 v2.x and CCD/CDA experience; working FHIR R4 expertise.
Hands-on Mirth Connect (NextGen) channel and transformer development.
Experience with cloud data platforms: Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse / Fabric.
Hands-on with Kafka / Event Hubs and event-driven design.
Working knowledge of vector databases and RAG ingestion patterns.

POTENTIAL BACKGROUND

Bachelor's in CS / Engineering or related (Master's preferred).
8+ years in data and integration architecture.
Mandatory hands-on HL7 v2.x and Mirth Connect experience.
Healthcare or large-scale public-sector integration background preferred.
Exposure to AI/ML data pipelines is a strong plus.

PREFERRED TOOLS / SOFT SKILLS

Preferred tools:

Mirth Connect (NextGen)
MS SQL Server (AlwaysOn), PostgreSQL
Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse / Microsoft Fabric
Kafka, Azure Event Hubs
pgvector, Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate
HL7 Inspector, Postman, Git

Soft skills:

Rigorous and traceability-focused
Strong documentation discipline
Calm in integration incident bridges
Collaborative cross-vendor

Data & Integration Architect Healthcare & Cloud