Integration Architect: Clinical Job Stellenbosch area,South Africa,IT/Tech

Position: Integration Architect: Clinical Applications

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

To design, implement, and maintain robust clinical integration architectures enabling seamless data exchange across internal systems and external health partners. This role ensures the secure, scalable, and standards-compliant integration of clinical applications, APIs, and medical devices, while aligning with interoperability frameworks and healthcare compliance requirements.

The role includes close collaboration with the Administrator/Core integration team to ensure consistent enterprise-wide interoperability, alignment and standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

Clinical integration architecture design:
Design and maintain scalable integration architectures using HL7, FHIR, and other healthcare standards across clinical systems. Ensure alignment with enterprise IT and interoperability strategy.

API and gateway management: Design and manage secure APIs using modern API gateway tools to facilitate real-time data exchange with clinical and third-party systems.

Interoperability enablement: Develop and maintain secure and compliant interfaces using protocols such as HL7, FHIR, and messaging standards used in financial and administrative systems.

Compliance & standards enforcement:
Ensure integration solutions meet national and international healthcare standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR, GDPR, HIPAA). Regularly audit compliance.

Stakeholder collaboration & communication: Work closely with clinical, IT, vendor, and governance teams to define integration requirements and drive solution adoption.

Technical documentation & knowledge transfer: Produce and maintain clear technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and integration specifications. Mentor integration programmers and lead structured knowledge transfer initiatives.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

Degree or formal ICT / Computer Science certification or related field

DESIRED EDUCATION

Postgraduate diploma or Master’s in Healthcare interoperability, e.g. HL7 and FHIR

Certification in Enterprise Architecture Frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman)

Cloud Certifications (Azure/AWS)

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

Minimum 5 years in systems integration architecture, with 2+ years in a clinical/healthcare environment

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

Experience working in Healthcare organisations

Familiarity with agile development and Dev Ops practices in integration projects

API gateway Management (e.g., Apigee, Kong, Azure API Management)

Proven experience with FHIR and HL7 implementation in a Clinical/ Healthcare environment is advantageous.

Vendor integration (EHRs, LIS, RIS, PACS)

Familiarity with agile development and Dev Ops practices in integration projects

Led end-to-end integration design on initiatives

Experience integrating medical devices and RTH platforms

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

HL7 v2.x / HL7 v3

FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources)

API Design & Management (RESTful APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger)

API Gateway Tools (e.g., Apigee, Kong, Azure API Gateway)

Medical Device Integration Protocols (e.g., IEEE 11073, DICOM)

Remote Telehealth Technologies (RTH)

Healthcare Financial Messaging (e.g., X12, ISO 20022

Integration Platforms (e.g., Mirth, Rhapsody, Cloverleaf)

Information Security Standards (e.g., OAuth2, TLS, JWT)

Enterprise Architecture Principles

Cloud Platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)

Clinical Workflow Understanding

Project & Change Management Methodologies

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement


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