API Integration Engineer III

Availity delivers revenue cycle and related business solutions for health care professionals who want to build healthy, thriving organizations. Availity has the powerful tools, actionable insights and expansive network reach that medical businesses need to get an edge in an industry constantly redefined by change.

At Availity, we're not just another Healthcare Technology company; we're pioneers reshaping the future of healthcare! With our headquarters in vibrant Jacksonville, FL, and an exciting office in Bangalore, India, along with an exceptional remote workforce across the United States, we're a global team united by a powerful mission.
We're on a mission to bring the focus back to what truly matters – patient care. As the leading healthcare engagement platform, we're the heartbeat of an industry that impacts millions. With over 2 million providers connected to health plans, and processing over 13 billion transactions annually, our influence is continually expanding.
Join our energetic, dynamic, and forward-thinking team where your ideas are celebrated, innovation is encouraged, and every contribution counts. We're transforming the healthcare landscape, solving communication challenges, and creating connections that empower the nation's premier healthcare ecosystem.

As an API Integration Engineer III, you are part of a collaborative team responsible for the detailed design, documentation, development, unit testing, and maintenance of integrations between internally developed applications, 3rd party software, and externally hosted systems for Availity and its business partners.

Your team responds to business partner needs, expectations, and challenges that are identified during the lifecycle of technology implementations. In this role, you combine experience of application development, systems engineering, and networking to deliver enterprise-level technology integration services.
** Sponsorship, in any form, is not available for this position.
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* Location:

** Remote, US
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* Education and Experience:

*** Must have a bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent.
* 4 - 6 years of progressive work experience designing business processes, process mapping, working on process improvement initiatives, and business applications system design
* Experience testing and debugging business application systems and processes
* Experience developing software products with high-volume transacting of sensitive data
* Experience integrating both in house developed software and externally purchased software for large applications
* Experience with API management systems and web portal API integration. Familiarity with Tyk API Gateway and configuring API definitions is a plus.
* Experience with Go programming language is a plus.
* Experience with Object Oriented Programming, J2EE or .Net preferred
* Experience with Linux server environment
* Experience with server-side Java Script or XSLT a plus
* Experience working with Product and Business Management teams a plus
* Experience working in an entrepreneurial company a plus
* Experience working in cloud-hosted environments a plus, AWS preferred
** Technical

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

*** Knowledge, skills, and experience to write detailed technical documentation, specifically business requirements and functional specifications for application development
* Ability and experience to facilitate JAD sessions or other requirements gathering processes
* Knowledge and ability to apply OOD (Java, HTML, XML, JSON, Java Script, .Net C# and Patterns) and impact to the application development process
* Knowledge and ability to apply infrastructure as code concepts and tools, Terraform preferred
* Knowledge of web development methodologies (preferably Agile/Scrum), application design, navigation, and information architecture
* Strong understanding of HTTP and web services (REST & SOAP), with the ability to read, interpret, and produce technical documentation related to web service specifications (WSDL & swagger)
* Strong understanding of web service authentication and security technologies, such as OAuth, JWT, mutual TLS, and WSSE
* Understanding of source control tools and merge conflict resolution techniques, preferably using Git and Gitlab
* May work with senior Developers to resolve/debug program errors
* Demonstrated proficiency using PC skills such as Office
365 products, flowcharting tools, e-mail, and electronic calendar scheduling
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, organized and focused, with the ability to explain designs to diverse audiences (technical, business, etc.)
* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, supporting company leadership, customer expectations, and collaboration with other team members
* Ability to work under pressure and maintain composure and professionalism in an ever-changing environment
** What you will be doing:
**** Develop and Configure Software
*** Extend API Gateway platform through configuration and…