Full Stack Developer (Edifecs Lead)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Morgantown, WV

2d•$109,623 - $126,790•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking an experienced Full Stack Developer to serve as the Edifecs Platform Manager for a Veterans Affairs (VA) program. This remote, full-time W-2 position leads the Edifecs application support organization and is responsible for operational stability, scalability, compliance, and strategic alignment. The role provides technical oversight, manages staffing, drives roadmap execution, and partners with product, architecture, vendor, business, EDI, DevSecOps, and cloud teams. The position guides architecture decisions, modernization, cloud scalability, and performance strategies. It configures and maintains Edifecs components and supports the building, deployment, and optimization of EDI processing rules, routing logic, and batch workflows. The role also diagnoses transaction and mapping failures, tunes system performance, supports releases and infrastructure maintenance, and communicates technical decisions to stakeholders. The role requires 10 or more years of relevant professional experience, strong AWS and Edifecs expertise, and U.S. citizenship. Candidates must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). A master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline is listed under formal education. The salary range is $109,623–$126,790. The position is 100% U.S.-based remote, but candidates from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. Selected applicants are subject to a government security investigation and other background screening.

Requirements

At least 10 years of professional experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations, software or data engineering, with strong AWS experience.
Strong knowledge of Edifecs architecture and transaction lifecycles.
Hands-on understanding of Edifecs XEServer, including orchestrations, batch flows, and execution contexts.
Hands-on understanding of XEngine, including validation, rulesets, and canonical structures.
Hands-on understanding of TPM, including trading partner configuration, routes, and agreements.
Hands-on understanding of EDI Gateway visibility, audit, search, and reprocessing.
Hands-on understanding of SpecBuilder, including Implementation Guide definitions and map development.
Experience managing EDI integration and inbound/outbound connectivity through AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS channels.
Experience with API-based integrations and gateway services.
Experience with EDI troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of transaction, mapping, partner-rejection, batch-flow, and performance issues.
Experience with job throughput optimization, engine and JVM performance tuning, memory management, high availability, failover orchestration, and monitoring dashboards.
Understanding of AWS EC2 instance sizing, OS 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.
Comfort driving ambiguous architecture decisions to resolution with limited direction.
Experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, and JIRA.
Strong documentation habits, including architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.
Ability to collaborate with development, operations, and security teams.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).
Must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a government-granted security clearance.
EDIFECS certification is listed under professional certifications.
A master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline is listed under formal education.

Nice To Haves

Deep hands-on Edifecs experience with X.12 EDI transaction standards and workflows, including medical claims transactions such as 837, 834, and 277.
Experience with 270/271 and 278 transactions.
Knowledge of HIPAA compliance requirements in cloud data architecture.
Experience with healthcare payer/PBM systems, clearinghouses, or pharmacy operations.
AWS certification.

Responsibilities

Lead the Edifecs application support organization as Edifecs Platform Manager, ensuring operational stability, scalability, compliance, and strategic alignment.
Provide technical oversight, manage staffing, and drive roadmap execution.
Partner with product, architecture, vendor, and business teams.
Guide architecture decisions, modernization efforts, cloud scalability, and performance strategies.
Configure and maintain XEServer, XEngine, Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs), SpecBuilder, and related modules.
Guide EDI Analysts in building, deploying, and optimizing 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/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 rejections, batch job flow failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
Support EDI connectivity and integration across inbound and outbound channels, APIs, and gateway services.
Optimize job throughput and engine performance, support high availability and failover orchestration, and use monitoring dashboards for proactive detection.
Document technical work, including architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.
Work with development, operations, and security teams to support seamless production system operations.
Gather and translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.