Full Stack Developer (Edifecs Application Engineer)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Ann Arbor, MI

4d•$85,389 - $116,975•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group is seeking an experienced Edifecs Application Engineer for a full-time, 100% U.S.-based remote position supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. The role administers and enhances the Edifecs platform and supports reliable, compliant EDI transaction processing. Candidates from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. This is a W-2 position, and U.S. citizenship is required. The selected candidate must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI) and is subject to a government security investigation and other background checks. The role involves configuring and maintaining Edifecs modules, developing transaction-processing rules and workflows, resolving production issues, optimizing performance, and supporting deployments and platform maintenance. The engineer works with EDI analysts, DevSecOps, cloud, business, development, operations, and security teams. The position requires substantial hands-on experience with Edifecs, EDI, AWS, infrastructure as code, and production operations. A bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline is requested, though equivalent practical experience is accepted. The salary range is $85,389–$116,975. Interviews are conducted on Microsoft Teams with cameras on, and applicants will be asked to provide a LinkedIn profile link.

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, HTTPS, API-based integrations, and gateway services.
Experience with EDI troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, transaction mapping, batch flows, and performance optimization.
Experience with JVM tuning, memory management, high availability, failover orchestration, and monitoring dashboards.
Understanding of AWS EC2 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.
Infrastructure-as-code experience with Ansible and Terraform.
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including explaining technical architecture to non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to make architecture decisions with limited direction and work collaboratively across development, operations, and security teams.
Experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, and JIRA.
Strong documentation habits.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
U.S. citizenship required.
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).

Nice To Haves

EDIFECS certification.
Hands-on experience with X12 EDI workflows, including medical claims transactions such as 837, 834, 835, and 277; 270/271 and 278; 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 ensure reliable and 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, JVM tuning, and certificate and keystore configurations.
Support release deployments, environment refreshes, patching, and upgrades.
Collaborate with EDI analysts, DevSecOps engineers, cloud teams, business teams, and development, operations, and security teams.
Troubleshoot EDI transaction failures, mapping defects, partner-specific rejection patterns, batch-flow failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
Optimize job throughput and engine performance; support high availability, failover orchestration, and proactive monitoring.
Gather and translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.
Communicate technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
Document architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.