Technical Interoperability Consultant (Healthcare Integration)

Location: 100% Remote (USA)
Duration: 12+ Months (Contract)
Rate: Up to $55/hour (Max)
Work Authorization: Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. No sponsorship or visa transfer is available for this position.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Technical Interoperability Consultant to support healthcare data integration and interoperability initiatives for a long-term remote contract. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with healthcare interoperability standards, troubleshooting data integrations, log analysis, and collaborating with cross-functional technical teams in an Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support historical data loads and downstream validation activities across DEV, TEST, and UAT environments.

• Perform first-level troubleshooting for data ingestion, persistence, and processing issues involving FHIR, HL7 v2, and CCD/C-CDA data flows.

• Analyze logs, transaction details, job outputs, and system behavior to determine root causes related to:

  • Source data

  • ETL processes

  • System configurations

  • Infrastructure behavior

  • Alerting issues

  • Custom code

• Create detailed Jira tickets with clear reproduction steps, business impact, affected environments, timestamps, supporting evidence, and recommended routing.

• Partner with technical leads and developers to investigate issues involving custom code, preprocessing logic, data transformations, and environment-specific behavior.

• Work closely with Product teams to document suspected defects and product enhancement opportunities with sufficient technical detail.

• Collaborate with QA teams to identify recurring issues, improve regression testing, and support automation initiatives.

• Coordinate with Cloud Operations and Infrastructure teams to troubleshoot:

  • Performance issues

  • Environment stability

  • CPU utilization

  • Node pressure

  • Deployment-related problems

  • Logging and monitoring concerns

• Utilize command-line tools and basic scripting to validate files, compare outputs, and accelerate troubleshooting.

• Leverage approved AI-assisted tools (including Claude, where permitted) to improve troubleshooting efficiency, documentation, and evidence organization while following established review processes.

• Escalate issues appropriately while maintaining ownership through proper documentation and successful handoff.

Required Qualifications

• Must be based in the United States and eligible to access client systems in accordance with security requirements.

• Experience working with healthcare interoperability standards, including:

  • FHIR

  • HL7 v2

  • CCD/C-CDA

• Hands-on experience with:

  • Log analysis

  • Command-line tools

  • Basic ETL scripting

  • File validation

  • Issue reproduction and troubleshooting

• Experience supporting cloud-hosted applications and collaborating with Infrastructure/CloudOps teams.

• Strong documentation skills, including Jira ticket creation, defect reporting, issue tracking, and status updates.

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with distributed technical teams.

• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

• Experience supporting Healthcare Integration or Interoperability platforms.

• Familiarity with healthcare workflows, APIs, and data exchange processes.

• Experience with AI-assisted productivity tools for technical documentation and analysis.