ITX Specialist

Job Description :

Key Responsibilities :

- Lead the scalable design and implementation of IBM ITX-based integration solutions across healthcare payer systems.

- Architect and optimize transformation maps and data flows for high-volume healthcare EDI transactions such as 837, 835, 834, 270/271, and 276/277.

- Ensure solution architectures are modular, extensible, and aligned with enterprise integration patterns and scalability goals.

- Act as the SME for the ITX Pack for Healthcare Payer, offering best practices on compliance, transformation rules, and partner onboarding.

- Collaborate across business and technical teams to translate complex integration needs into resilient and scalable ITX solutions.

- Develop architectural and interface documentation supporting deployment, maintenance, and knowledge transfer.

- Guide and mentor teams on solution design patterns, performance tuning, and reuse strategies.

- Work with DevOps and release management teams to integrate ITX solutions into CI/CD pipelines and scalable infrastructure.

- Conduct impact analysis and proactive performance testing to ensure long-term scalability and reliability.

Required Qualifications :

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (Masters preferred).

- 8+ years of experience in EDI/integration development, with at least 5 years of hands-on IBM ITX expertise in healthcare payer environments.

- Proven experience in designing scalable data transformation solutions using IBM ITX with complex type trees and mapping.

- Strong command of HIPAA X12 transaction sets and healthcare business processes (837 Claims, 835 Remittance, 834 Enrollment, etc.).

- Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-wide, scalable architecture initiatives and performance-tuned deployments.

- Familiarity with enterprise integration platforms such as IBM B2Bi, Sterling Integrator, or equivalent.

- Competence in scripting for automation (e.g., Shell, JavaScript, Python) and working with cloud or containerized environments.

- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present architecture decisions to both technical and business stakeholders.

Preferred Skills :

- Understanding of emerging interoperability standards like FHIR, HL7 v2/v3.

- Experience in scalable architectures for Medicaid/Medicare solutions.

- Familiarity with microservices, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and cloud-native patterns.

- Certifications in IBM ITX, Enterprise Architecture (TOGAF), or healthcare IT systems.

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