Full Stack Developer (Edifecs Application Engineer)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) • Orlando, FL

4d • $85,389 - $116,975 • Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking an Edifecs Application Engineer to administer, configure, troubleshoot, and enhance the Edifecs platform for the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is a 100% U.S.-based remote, full-time W-2 position requiring U.S. citizenship and possession of, or eligibility for, a Public Trust (MBI). Candidates from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington will not be considered. The salary range is $85,389–$116,975.

The role supports reliable and compliant Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) processing. It involves configuring Edifecs components, developing and optimizing processing rules and workflows, resolving mapping and validation issues, and supporting system performance, releases, upgrades, and production operations. The engineer works with EDI analysts, DevSecOps engineers, cloud teams, business teams, and other technical stakeholders.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). Selected applicants are subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and the ability to obtain a government-granted security clearance. Background investigations may include criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness. Interviews are conducted on Microsoft Teams with the camera on. Applicants will be asked to provide a LinkedIn profile link; recruiters and third parties will not be considered.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations.
• At least 8 years of experience in software or data engineering with strong AWS experience.
• Strong knowledge of Edifecs architecture and transaction lifecycles.
• Hands-on understanding of Edifecs XEServer, XEngine, TPM, EDI Gateway, and SpecBuilder.
• Experience with inbound and outbound EDI connectivity using AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS, as well as API-based integrations and gateway services.
• Experience optimizing job throughput and engine performance, tuning JVMs, managing memory, supporting high availability and failover orchestration, and using monitoring dashboards.
• Understanding of AWS EC2 instance sizing, operating-system tuning, storage I/O patterns, file-transfer endpoints, routing, firewall coordination, network-path debugging, and SSL/TLS certificate lifecycle management.
• Proficiency with Git and GitHub, including branching strategies, pull requests, and collaborative workflows.
• Knowledge of compliance, audit, and partner governance.
• Experience with infrastructure as code using Ansible and Terraform.
• Ability to communicate technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience gathering and translating business reporting requirements into technical data models.
• Ability to resolve ambiguous architecture decisions with limited direction.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, and JIRA.
• Strong documentation skills, including architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.
• Ability to work collaboratively with development, operations, and security teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• U.S. citizenship required for this opportunity.
• Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).

Nice To Haves

• EDIFECS certification.
• Hands-on experience with Edifecs and X12 EDI transaction workflows, including medical claims transactions such as 837, 834, 835, and 277; 270/271 and 278 transactions; and 999 transactions.
• Knowledge of HIPAA compliance requirements in cloud data architecture.
• Experience with healthcare payer or PBM systems, clearinghouses, or pharmacy operations.
• AWS certification.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, troubleshoot, and enhance the Edifecs platform to support reliable, compliant EDI transaction processing.
• Configure and maintain XEServer, XEngine, TPM, SpecBuilder, and related modules.
• Build, deploy, and optimize Edifecs processing rules, routing logic, and batch workflows.
• Analyze and resolve mapping issues, validation failures, functional errors, and performance bottlenecks.
• Manage system logging, Java Virtual Machine (JVM) tuning, and certificate and keystore configurations.
• Support release deployments, environment refreshes, patching, and upgrades.
• Collaborate with EDI analysts, DevSecOps engineers, cloud teams, and business teams.
• Troubleshoot EDI transaction failures, mapping defects, partner-specific rejection patterns, batch-flow failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
• Support production operations and coordinate with development, operations, and security teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior