Integration Engineer

Experience: 8 - 12 Years

Interview Process: 2 tech, 1 client round - F2F, HR

About HealthAsyst:

HealthAsyst is an IT service and product company. It is a leading provider of IT services to some of the largest healthcare IT vendors in the United States. We bring the value of cutting-edge technology through our deep expertise in product engineering, custom software development, testing, large-scale healthcare IT implementation and integrations, on-going maintenance and support, BI & Analytics, and remote monitoring platforms. As a true partner, we help our customers navigate a complex regulatory landscape, deal with cost pressures, and offer high-quality services. As a healthcare transformation agent, we enable innovation in technology and accelerate problem-solving while delivering unmatched cost benefits to healthcare technology companies. HealthAsyst is now a Great Place to Work-Certified and our product has also been consistently recognized for high customer credibility by Gartner, Capterra etc.

Role Overview:

- We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Healthcare Integration Engineer to design, develop, and maintain critical HL7 and DICOM interfaces.

- In this role, you will take full ownership of the interface lifecycle - spanning client requirement gathering, planning, implementation, deployment, post-deployment support, production monitoring, and continuous optimization.

Key Responsibilities:

- Requirement Gathering: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, vendors, and clients, to gather requirements and translate business needs into technical specifications.

- Interface Development: Design, build, and maintain robust HL7 and DICOM interfaces to ensure seamless data flow between disparate clinical systems.

- Quality Assurance: Identify testing scenarios, author comprehensive test cases, and execute end-to-end integration testing in coordination with clients, vendors, and internal teams.

- Production Support: Monitor production interfaces, proactively identify issues, and provide timely troubleshooting and resolution for reported incidents.

- Environment Management: Take end-to-end ownership of deploying, configuring, and maintaining interfaces across Dev, QA, and Production environments.

- Documentation: Develop and maintain thorough technical documentation for all new and existing integration workflows, applications, and interfaces.

- Continuous Learning: Maintain a proactive mindset to master system architectures, adopt new technologies, and stay up to date with evolving HL7 standards and interface engine features (e.g., Mirth Connect, Kailo).

Required Skills:

- Experience: 8 - 12 years of hands-on experience developing and maintaining interfaces for healthcare application integrations.

- Interface Engines: Proven expertise in at least one major interface engine, such as Mirth Connect (NextGen Connect), Rhapsody, Kailo, or Cloverleaf.

- Healthcare Standards: Sound understanding of HL7 v2 standards (specifically ADT, ORM, and ORU message types) and DICOM standards.

- Workflow Knowledge: Strong understanding of clinical applications and workflows, including RIS, PACS, PACS Viewers, Radiology reporting worklists, and overall Orders/Results workflows in Radiology.

- Problem Solving: Sound analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills to diagnose and resolve complex production issues in RIS/Imaging environments.

- Soft Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with client IT teams and vendors.

- Adaptability: Proven ability to adapt quickly to evolving project needs, priorities, and tight deadlines.

Good-to-Have Skills:

- Experience with the Kailo interface engine.

- Experience working with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server) and writing complex SQL queries or stored procedures.

- Familiarity or foundational knowledge of modern healthcare data standards, including FHIR, X12, and CCDA.