Full Stack Developer (MUMPS)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Mobile, AL

2d•$85,389 - $116,975•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking an experienced Full Stack Developer (MUMPS) to support Veterans Affairs healthcare applications in a remote role. The position focuses on testing and quality assurance for mission-critical healthcare applications operating in MUMPS/InterSystems Cache environments, while supporting modernization, system enhancements, healthcare interoperability initiatives, and production support for legacy systems. The role develops and executes test plans, cases, scripts, and procedures; validates software enhancements, releases, defect corrections, upgrades, data integrity, and integrations; and supports functional, integration, regression, user acceptance, system, and end-to-end testing. It also participates in Beta/IOC testing with healthcare facilities and end users, investigates defects and production incidents, coordinates issue resolution, and reports testing metrics, risks, defects, and status. The developer collaborates with technical teams, business users, and customers to validate requirements and test objectives, prepare test data and environments, and improve testing processes and quality standards. Work includes validating VistA, FileMan, healthcare messaging, external partner integrations, and transactions using HL7, FHIR, and EDI standards. The role provides technical leadership and guidance on testing strategies for healthcare and government systems. This is a 100% U.S.-based remote W-2 position. U.S. citizenship is required, and the selected candidate must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). Applicants residing in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. A government security investigation and eligibility requirements apply. Interviews are conducted on Microsoft Teams with the camera on, and applicants will be asked to provide a LinkedIn profile link.

Requirements

At least 10 years of software testing, quality assurance, or system validation experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Healthcare Informatics, or a related field.
U.S. citizenship is required for this opportunity.
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).
Experience supporting healthcare, government, or other highly regulated environments.
Experience testing enterprise applications supporting clinical, benefits, or healthcare operations.
Experience supporting legacy applications and long-lived mission-critical systems.
Experience testing applications developed using MUMPS and/or InterSystems Cache.
Experience validating healthcare business workflows and system functionality.
Experience developing detailed test plans, scenarios, scripts, and cases.
Experience performing functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing.
Understanding of the software development lifecycle and testing methodologies.
Experience validating database updates and data integrity.
Ability to analyze system logs, application errors, and test results to identify root causes.
Experience testing interfaces and system integrations.
Knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards, including HL7, FHIR, and HIPAA EDI transactions.
Experience validating EDI healthcare transactions, including 278 Prior Authorizations and 275 Attachments.
Experience using defect tracking and test management tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, HP ALM, and TestRail.
Experience creating testing metrics, dashboards, and status reports.
Strong documentation skills and knowledge of healthcare operational workflows.
Familiarity with electronic health record systems.
Experience supporting VistA environments and testing FileMan database functionality.
Understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance requirements.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work directly with business users and customers, prioritize multiple activities independently, and collaborate within cross-functional technical teams.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to lead testing efforts and mentor junior testers.
Experience supporting production troubleshooting and issue resolution.

Nice To Haves

Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience with EDI X.12 transaction standards and workflows, including 837, 834, 835, 277, 270/271, 278/275, and 999 transactions.
Experience supporting VistA and FileMan applications.
Advanced testing certifications such as ISTQB, CSTE, CSQA, or similar.
Test automation experience.
SQL/database validation experience.
Experience testing cloud-hosted healthcare applications.
Experience with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience supporting modernization initiatives involving legacy healthcare systems.
Familiarity with federal healthcare programs and regulations.

Responsibilities

Support testing and quality assurance for mission-critical healthcare applications in MUMPS/InterSystems Cache environments.
Support modernization, system enhancements, healthcare interoperability initiatives, and production support for legacy healthcare systems.
Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, scripts, and procedures.
Validate software enhancements, maintenance releases, defect corrections, and system upgrades.
Support functional, integration, regression, user acceptance, system, and end-to-end testing.
Verify data integrity across applications, databases, interfaces, and external systems.
Test healthcare interoperability transactions using HL7, FHIR, EDI, and related standards.
Participate in Beta/IOC testing with healthcare facilities and end users; document results and coordinate issue resolution.
Analyze and troubleshoot software defects, integration failures, and production incidents.
Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and end users to validate requirements and testing objectives.
Develop test data and test environments for healthcare workflows and business processes.
Execute manual and automated testing where applicable.
Track, document, and communicate testing metrics, defects, risks, and status reports.
Validate integrations involving VistA, FileMan, healthcare messaging platforms, and external partner systems.
Support root cause analysis and verify software fixes.
Review system requirements and technical specifications for testability and coverage.
Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes, procedures, and quality standards.
Provide technical leadership and guidance on testing strategies for healthcare and government systems.