Integration Engineer / Consultant (Oct 2024 – Present) – Professional Services Company

Specialties: interoperability, integration, financial and healthcare workflows, SaaS, architecture and design, upgrades and migrations, release management, customizations, test releases, integrations, and backlog operations.

Role involved contributions to the integration landscape of one of our clients covering activities such as:

• Architecting solutions and providing consultancy for new requirements within the integration landscape.
• Producing detailed solution proposals.
• Implementing Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline automation.
• Providing ongoing support and Business As Usual (BAU) services.
• Managing deployments and delivering bespoke adaptations for various clients.
• Offering integration consultancy for new projects and initiatives.
• Providing integration support during Proof of Concept (POC) phases for business bids and proposals.

Integration Engineer (Feb 2024 – Oct 2024)  – UK Bank 

Specialties: Interoperability, Integration, Financial workflow, Salesforce, Financial Services, SaaS, Architecture and Design, Upgrades and Migrations, Releases, Customisations, Test releases, Integrations, Backlog Operations.

Role involved contributions to the integration landscape of the lending platform stack:

• Solutions architecture and consultancy of new requirements within the integration landscape.
• Implement integration flows and processes, primarily using MPO-Corezoid process orchestrator and developing logics mainly in JavaScript and Java.
• Responsible for disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Implementation of Asset finance logics.
• Management and support of the Bank’s integration landscape (Disbursement Platform, Contract Management Systems (Mambu and FIS), General Ledger, Payment Mandates and CRM).
• Product discovery and analysis.
• Produce solution proposal.
• Provide sizing and design input for development backlog items, contributing to business engagement and progression into release planning and release execution.
• Enhance the quality and consistency of development output by ensuring the proper design of integration infrastructure and builds, setting standards, and collaborating with other project team leaders to implement various integration strategies and components.
• Support and manage the integration landscape, including handling issues and incidents in business-as-usual (BAU) operations.
• Engagement with Lending Operations to surface issues and required improvements.
• Implementation of appropriate releases and support of applications for lending services. Supporting the Alignment of all change against the overall product development roadmap.
• Configuration of financial products.
• Design of the deployment plans, as well as the release test sign off documentations.
• Solution Implementation and deployments.
• Testing compliance.

Integration Consultant (Nov 2022 – Jan 2024) – Contracting via own Limited company

Specialties: Interoperability, Integration, Healthcare, Finance, SaaS, Architecture and Design, Upgrades and Migrations, Releases, Customizations, Integration Engines, Test releases, Integrations, Backlog Operations, Implementation, task and project management.

Consultancy Client – working on two NHS Trust Transformation Projects

Involved in the PAS transformation project for an NHS Trust. Primary responsibility was facilitating the transition from Clinicom PAS to Oracle CERNER. This entailed extensive work in solution design, implementation, and testing, with a focus on integrating CERNER with various downstream systems within the Trust. The previous integration framework was constructed in Rhapsody, so undertook the task of translating and adapting, or recreating, these logics into InterSystems Iris. This encompassed activities such as installing and configuring Integration Engines, establishing and maintaining databases, providing technical support to end users, and troubleshooting system issues. Actively participated in data migration tasks and deployment efforts to ensure the project’s successful execution.

Conducted an audit of the three trusts within the targeted Integrated Care System (ICS). This task involved a thorough review of the current integration landscape and the creation of an “as-is” snapshot of the existing integration environment. The project included evaluating five integration architectures from different vendors and generating audit documentation essential for guiding informed future decisions.

Integration Engineer (May 2022 – Nov 2022) – Fintech

Played a relevant role in developing and integrating technology solutions. Some of my responsibilities were:

• Consultancy and management of the Bank’s integration landscape.
• Assist in designing solution proposals by implementing proofs of concept (POCs) to validate the solution design and create design diagrams for the proposed solution.
• Identify product features to highlight their advantages and disadvantages to both the business team and the IT department, while assisting the business analyst in analyzing various issues and requirements.
• Offer sizing and design input for development backlog items, facilitating business engagement and advancing items through release planning and execution.
• Continuously enhance the quality and consistency of development output by ensuring proper design of integration infrastructure and builds, establishing standards, and collaborating with project team leaders to implement various integration strategies and components.
• Work with Solutions Architecture and the delivery manager to produce a handover plan for ownership and support of the MI/BI Data change workstream (Scope – Stitch Integration and Data Warehouse).
• Support of disaster recovery plans for integration infrastructure.
• Implementation of appropriate releases and support of applications for lending services. Supporting the Alignment of all change against the overall product development roadmap.
• Implementing integration flows using Javascript within Corezoid.
• Design of the deployment plans, as well as the release test sign off documentations.
• Implementation and deployments in nCino and Salesforce.

Integration Consultant (Feb 2021 – May 2022) – Healthcare Integration Consultancy

Specialties: Interoperability Solutions, Integration, Comprehensive Technical Support, Expert Technical Consulting, Development of Interoperable Clinical Records, Management of Shared Care Records, Architectural Planning and Design, System Upgrades and Migrations, Integration Engines, Proficiency in HL7 and FHIR.

Role involved multifaceted responsibilities, contributing to the successful delivery of tailored solutions, enhancing healthcare interoperability, and addressing unique client needs.

• Client Collaboration: Collaborating closely with clients to analyse, design, and implement tailored solutions that adhere to operational procedures and data requirements. Leveraging a range of tools and technologies, including Intersystems Iris, Cache Objectscript, Microsoft SQL Server, Postgress, Java, QVera, and Javascript, among others.
• Solution Design: Designing end-to-end solutions and identifying tasks and deliverables for projects, ensuring alignment with client objectives.
• Technical Constraints: Understanding and working within the technical constraints of live environments and architecture while advising clients on ‘requirement versus cost’ trade-offs.
• Analysis and Design: Conducting detailed analysis and design activities, creating both functional and non-functional design documentation to guide project implementation.
• Resource Management: Accurately estimating the work required for each task and identifying necessary resources.
• Project Leadership: Taking the lead on the Integration Workstream for deployment projects, reporting directly to the project manager.
• API Integration: Seamlessly integrating with various APIs from NHS England and third-party applications, including GNCR, eReferral, Salesforce, Azure, and Transformation tools.
• Consulting Expertise: Providing consulting expertise to address design challenges and determine the best approaches for project success.
• Reporting and Documentation: Consistently providing regular status reports to relevant staff members, ensuring transparent tracking of workstream progress. Supporting documentation and templates, such as integration strategy, HL7 specifications, integration architecture, workstream plans, gap analysis documents, and more.
• ITIL Adherence: Ensuring strict adherence to ITIL processes for all incidents, using proactive monitoring tools to provide early warnings and expedited issue resolution.
• Third-Party API Integration: Expertise in analysing and integrating third-party APIs into comprehensive solutions.
• Mentorship: Playing a pivotal role in mentoring new staff members and providing technical training to enhance the team’s capabilities

Integration Engineer (June 2018 – Feb 2021) – Healthcare Consultancy

Specialties: Software Development, Mobile, Legacy Integration, .Net, Agile, Java, SOA, UX design, Digital Transformation, Retail Systems, Wealth Management Platforms, Retail, Healthcare, Finance, Fintech, Ecommerce, DevOps, UX, CX, and Customer Journey.

Role entailed a diverse skill set and a strong commitment to ensuring the seamless operation of integrated systems and the success of transformative projects.

• Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Deployment:  actively involved in the end-to-end lifecycle of interfaces, employing Cache Object Script as the primary programming language.
• Regular Reporting: consistently provided status reports to designated personnel, ensuring transparent tracking of workstream progress.
• Migration and Transformation: led the migration of interfaces from Mirth Connect to Ensemble and managed transformations between different instances of Ensemble. implemented and tested Data Transform Logics (DTL).
• Automation: developed routines for automating various business-as-usual (BAU) tasks, contributing to operational efficiency.
• HL7 and Schema Expertise: conducting HL7 gap analysis and schema design, essential for maintaining data integrity.
• System Administration: managed Healthconnect system administration, ensuring the smooth functioning of integrated systems.
• Clinical Support: provided comprehensive support for various interfaces running on the integration engine, necessitating a deep understanding of clinical workflows and diverse scenarios.
• Stakeholder Engagement: actively participated in communications and information exchange with stakeholders involved in different projects, ensuring alignment and collaboration.
• ITIL and Incident Management: rigorously followed ITIL processes for all incidents and utilised proactive monitoring tools to anticipate and resolve issues promptly, ensuring system stability.

For further information on this candidate please use reference number:  065