In this remote UK role, you own and evolve messaging interfaces between customers’ clinical systems and a cloud-hosted EMS. You’ll work in a small development team, driving engineering best practices and feature delivery that supports NHS and private healthcare integrations. You will shape technical strategy, mentor peers, and help ensure robust, secure, and scalable interfaces. This position offers meaningful impact in healthcare tech with autonomy to influence products and processes.
Pay / Benefits
Fully remote working
UK-based
Permanent position
Salary around 60,000
Mentoring and career development
Small collaborative team
Responsibilities
Maintain the current Java-based interface stack (Java, Apache Camel, Spring Boot) in Docker
Deliver ad-hoc integration projects with customers and third-party specialists
Develop new interfaces to support messaging with external partners
Enhance and maintain in-house interfaces
Contribute to technical strategy and healthcare messaging best practices
Produce clean, high-quality code and follow industry standards
Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues
Deploy changes through structured change control
Research and implement ongoing improvements
Provide technical assistance to customers integrating with the EMS
Monitor interface operations and respond to alerts
Support the service desk by resolving tickets
Create and maintain technical documentation
Collaborate in an agile team and mentor colleagues through code reviews and pair programming
Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies and assess value for the product
Key requirements
Experience with healthcare messaging and integration
HL7 v2.x and HL7 FHIR knowledge
Familiarity with NHS-standard integration engines (InterSystems Ensemble/HealthShare, Orion Rhapsody, CloverLeaf, BizTalk, NextGen Mirth Connect/BridgeLink) is highly desirable
Strong Java development experience including Maven, Spring Boot and Apache Camel
Solid grounding in TDD or other testing methodologies
Git experience and CI systems such as Azure DevOps
Experience in containerised environments (Docker & Kubernetes)
Configuration as Code and GitOps deployment familiarity
Awareness of security practices including mTLS and SSH
Some JavaScript/ECMAScript knowledge
Familiarity with Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP)
Experience developing HTTP-based protocols (REST/SOAP) and structured message formats
Collaborative, self-organised approach with a focus on problem-solving in healthcare
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