Senior Consultant

Core Technical Skills
1. IBM ITX (Transformation Extender) Expertise
Design, develop, and debug ITX maps (formerly WebSphere TX, Mercator)
Use of Type Trees, Maps, and Schemas
trong experience with DataStage TX, Launcher, Command Server, and Adapters
2. Integration Architecture
Design end-to-end integration flows across heterogeneous systems
Expertise in SOA, ESB, API-led integration, and event-driven architecture
Knowledge of middleware tools (e.g., IBM Integration Bus / ACE, MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, etc.)
3. MMIS Domain Knowledge
Understanding of Medicaid modules (e.g., Eligibility, Claims, Provider, MCOs)
Familiarity with HIPAA X12 transactions (e.g., 270/271, 837, 835, 278, 999/TA1)
Hands-on experience with EDI standards, validation, and translationSupporting Technologies
4. Cloud & Infrastructure
Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud) for hosting integration components
Containerization concepts (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) if ITX is deployed in cloud-native environments
5. Data Management & Mapping
Proficiency in handling complex data transformations, validations, and mapping between different formats (e.g., XML, JSON, X12, flat files)
with data lineage and impact analysis
6. curity & Compliance
Strong understanding of HIPAA, PII/PHI protections
Experience with encryption, authentication, authorization, audit trails, and secure file transfers (SFTP, HTTPS)Architectural & Design Skills
7. Solution Architecture
Ability to create high-level and low-level design artifacts
Define integration patterns, data flow diagrams, error handling, and recovery strategies
8. Performance Optimization
Experience tuning ITX performance (e.g., memory, throughput, map execution time)
Familiarity with scalability and high availability design patternsoft & Leadership Skills
collaboration & Stakeholder Management
Work closely with business analysts, developers, QA, and operationsTranslate business requirements into technical specifications
10. Documentation & Governance
Define standards, best practices, and reusable frameworks
Contribute to architecture governance boards and reviews
problem Solving & Troubleshooting
Strong debugging skills in integration failure scenarios
Proctive identification of risks and mitigation planning