Integration Architect - Enterprise Service Buses

Description :

Key Responsibilities :

- Design and implement integration architectures that leverage APIs, microservices, and enterprise service buses (ESB).

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand integration requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

- Develop and maintain integration frameworks and standards that promote best practices and facilitate efficient integration across the organization.

- Evaluate and recommend integration tools, technologies, and platforms to enhance integration capabilities and performance.

- Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams on integration practices, patterns, and tools.

- Conduct system assessments to identify integration challenges and opportunities for improvement.

- Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies related to integration solutions.

- Ensure the security and compliance of integration solutions, adhering to data governance policies.

Core Technical Skills :

1. IBM ITX (Transformation Extender) Expertise :

- Use of Type Trees, Maps, and Schemas

- Strong experience with DataStage TX, Launcher, Command Server, and Adapters

2. Integration Architecture :

- Design end-to-end integration flows across heterogeneous systems

- Expertise in SOA, ESB, API-led integration, and event-driven architecture

- Knowledge of middleware tools (e.g., IBM Integration Bus / ACE, MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, etc.)

3. MMIS Domain Knowledge :

- Understanding of Medicaid modules (e.g., Eligibility, Claims, Provider, MCOs)

- Familiarity with HIPAA X12 transactions (e.g., 270/271, 837, 835, 278, 999/TA1)

- Hands-on experience with EDI standards, validation, and translation

4. Cloud & Infrastructure :

- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud) for hosting integration components

- Containerization concepts (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) if ITX is deployed in cloud-native environments

5. Data Management & Mapping :

- Proficiency in handling complex data transformations, validations, and mapping between different formats (e.g., XML, JSON, X12, flat files)

- Experience with data lineage and impact analysis

6. Security & Compliance :

- Strong understanding of HIPAA, PII/PHI protections

- Experience with encryption, authentication, authorization, audit trails, and secure file transfers (SFTP, HTTPS)

7. Solution Architecture :

- Ability to create high-level and low-level design artifacts

- Define integration patterns, data flow diagrams, error handling, and recovery strategies

8. Performance Optimization :

- Experience tuning ITX performance (e.g., memory, throughput, map execution time)

- Familiarity with scalability and high availability design patterns