Data & Integration Architect – Healthcare & Cloud

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