Full Stack Developer (Edifecs Application Engineer)
About The Position
Syms Strategic Group (SSG) 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, configures, troubleshoots, and enhances the Edifecs platform to support reliable, compliant EDI transaction processing. The position works with Edifecs modules including XEServer, XEngine, TPM, SpecBuilder, and related tools, and collaborates with EDI analysts, DevSecOps engineers, cloud teams, and business teams. The position requires at least 8 years of experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations and at least 8 years in software or data engineering with strong AWS experience. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline is requested; equivalent practical experience is considered. Candidates from CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, or WA will not be considered. This is a W-2 position. Salary range is $85,389–$116,975.
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, including AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS channels.
- Experience with API-based integrations and gateway services.
- Experience troubleshooting EDI transaction failures, mapping and alignment defects, partner-specific rejection patterns, batch job flow failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
- Experience optimizing job throughput and engine performance, tuning JVMs and memory, supporting high availability and failover orchestration, and using monitoring dashboards for proactive detection.
- 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.
- Ability to drive 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.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent practical experience is considered.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).
Nice To Haves
- EDIFECS certification.
- Deep hands-on experience with Edifecs and EDI X12 transaction standards, including medical claims (837, 834, 835, 277, etc.), 270/271, 278, and 999 transactions.
- Knowledge of HIPAA compliance requirements in cloud data architecture.
- Experience with healthcare payer/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, 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.
- Gather and translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.
- Document architecture decisions and systems, including architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.
- Work collaboratively with development, operations, and security teams to support seamless production system operations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
