Lead - Software Engineering at Acentra Health

Chennai, tamil nadu, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Jun, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

IBM ITX, EDI Healthcare Standards, Agile Delivery, Scrum, Team Leadership, HIPAA X12, IBM B2Bi, Sterling Integrator, Shell Scripting, JavaScript, Python, Cloud Environments, Container-based Environments, Technical Architecture, Contractor Management, Healthcare Payer Domain

Industry

Government Administration

Description

Company Overview Acentra delivers a broad range of health information technology enterprise solutions and customizable products to state and federal agencies. We align, build, and manage innovative, high-quality, cost‑effective solutions that help customers achieve their mission and improve the health of 50+ million Americans. With teams across the U.S. and India, we foster a culture of innovation, empowerment, accountability, and inclusion. Job Summary and Responsibilities About the Role We are seeking a seasoned ITX Specialist with strong leadership abilities to manage a technical integration team, oversee delivery execution, and ensure high‑quality transformation solutions using IBM ITX (Transformation Extender) and the ITX Pack for Healthcare Payer. This role combines hands-on technical depth with Scrum-based delivery management and contractor oversight to support mission-critical healthcare payer integrations. What You Will Do Team & Delivery Leadership Lead and manage a team of ITX developers and integration specialists, ensuring performance, accountability, and quality delivery. Oversee Agile delivery activities including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, and reviews. Manage contractors and vendor partners, ensuring clear expectations, productivity, and adherence to project timelines. Provide coaching, mentoring, and ongoing guidance to team members. Technical Leadership Lead the design and implementation of IBM ITX-based integration solutions for healthcare payer systems. Architect and optimize maps and data flows for high-volume EDI transactions including 837, 835, 834, 270/271, 276/277. Ensure integration designs follow scalable, maintainable, and modular architectural patterns. Serve as SME for the ITX Pack for Healthcare Payer. Collaborate with business, DevOps, QA, and cross-functional teams to ensure resilient, compliant, and performant solutions. Support CI/CD integration and performance tuning initiatives. Documentation & Quality Create architectural and interface documentation to support delivery, maintenance, and knowledge transfer. Perform impact analysis and ensure proactive resolution of scalability or performance concerns. Enforce best practices, coding standards, and healthcare data compliance. Who You Are Strong leader with experience managing engineering teams and contractor resources. Deep expertise in IBM ITX, EDI healthcare standards, and payer domain integrations. Comfortable driving Agile delivery, planning sprints, and managing cross-functional expectations. Excellent communicator who can work effectively across technical and business teams. Job Requirements and Qualifications Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (Master’s preferred). 8+ years of EDI/integration development experience, with 5+ years of hands-on IBM ITX expertise in healthcare payer environments. Proven experience managing delivery teams, leading Scrum ceremonies, and planning engineering work. Experience managing contractors and vendor-based teams in complex integration projects. Strong knowledge of HIPAA X12 transaction sets including 837, 835, 834, etc. Familiarity with IBM B2Bi, Sterling Integrator, or similar enterprise integration platforms. Expertise in scripting tools (Shell, JavaScript, Python) and working with cloud or container-based environments. Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

Lead a technical integration team to deliver high-quality healthcare transformation solutions using IBM ITX. Oversee Agile delivery, manage contractor productivity, and architect scalable EDI data flows for healthcare payer systems.