Data Integration Engineer

Your new company Join a forward-thinking organisation at the forefront of healthcare transformation, delivering large-scale, data-driven programmes that enable safer, more connected patient care. Working within a complex, multi-supplier environment, you'll contribute to building a modern, interoperable healthcare ecosystem, collaborating with clinical experts, architects, and leading technology partners. Your new role As an Integration Engineer specialising in Inter Systems Health Share and SDA3, you will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and operating robust healthcare integrations.

Acting as a key contributor to the integration layer, you will ensure accurate, safe, and efficient data exchange across multiple clinical systems.

You'll lead on mapping source systems into Health Share's SDA3 canonical model, supporting both real-time interoperability and large-scale data migration or synchronisation programmes. From inbound message processing and transformation to outbound mappings and orchestration, you will ensure semantic integrity and clinical safety are embedded throughout the integration lifecycle. Key activities will include:
Designing and developing integrations using Inter Systems Health Share as a central orchestration platform

Mapping, transforming, and validating healthcare data into SDA3, including bespoke extensions where required

Implementing interfaces using HL7 v2, FHIR, XML, JSON, and APIsDeveloping routing, transformation, deduplication, and conflict-resolution logic

Supporting near real-time and bi-directional data exchange across complex system landscapes

Ensuring data quality, auditability, and compliance with clinical safety standards (including DCB
0129)
Collaborating closely with clinical SMEs, data architects, and external vendors

Contributing to design documentation, interface specifications, and testing phases across the delivery lifecycle What you'll need to succeed To be successful in this role, you'll bring a strong mix of technical expertise, healthcare domain knowledge, and problem-solving capability. Essential:
Proven hands-on experience with Inter Systems Health Share, including SDA3

Strong experience mapping healthcare data into canonical models (particularly SDA3)
Experience extending SDA3 to meet programme-specific requirements

Proficiency in Object Script or similar Health Share technologies

Solid understanding of healthcare messaging standards: HL7 v2, FHIR, XML, JSONExperience designing integration patterns such as pub/sub, orchestration, and request-response

Strong understanding of healthcare data domains (demographics, encounters, medications, etc.)Experience ensuring semantic alignment, not just structural mapping

Background working on complex healthcare programmes (e.g., NHS or equivalent environments)
Ability to navigate multi-supplier and vendor-heavy delivery environments Desirable:
Experience using Health Share for data migration and persistence

Knowledge of SNOMED CT or other clinical terminologies

Experience supporting live, business-critical integrations

Understanding of non-functional requirements such as performance, resilience, and security What you'll get in return Opportunity to work on high-impact healthcare programmes that directly improve patient outcomes

Exposure to cutting-edge interoperability and data integration challenges

Collaborative environment with leading technical and clinical experts

Strong focus on professional growth and continuous learning

Competitive salary and benefits package (depending on experience)
Flexible working arrangements (where applicable) What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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