Full Stack Developer (Edifecs Application Engineer)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Arlington, VA

4d•$85,389 - $116,975•Remote

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 and compliant EDI transaction processing. It works across Edifecs modules and AWS environments, partnering with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, Cloud teams, business teams, and other development, operations, and security stakeholders. The position includes maintaining platform components and EDI connectivity; developing and optimizing processing rules, routing logic, and batch workflows; resolving transaction, mapping, validation, and performance issues; managing logging, JVM tuning, and certificates; and supporting deployments, environment refreshes, patching, and upgrades. The engineer also contributes to system performance, high availability, failover, monitoring, compliance, documentation, and architecture decisions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). Candidates residing in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. This is a W-2 position. Salary range: $85,389–$116,975.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of Edifecs architecture and transaction lifecycles.
Strong experience in AWS cloud environments.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Hands-on understanding of XEServer orchestrations, batch flows, and execution contexts.
Hands-on understanding of XEngine validation, rulesets, and canonical structures.
Hands-on understanding of TPM trading partner configuration, routes, and agreements.
Hands-on understanding of EDI Gateway visibility, audit, search, and reprocessing.
Hands-on understanding of SpecBuilder Implementation Guide definitions and map development.
Experience managing inbound and outbound EDI connectivity, including AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS channels.
Experience with API-based integrations and gateway services.
Experience with job throughput optimization, engine performance tuning, JVM tuning and memory management, high availability and 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.
Infrastructure-as-code experience with Ansible and Terraform.
Ability to drive ambiguous architecture decisions to resolution with limited direction.
Experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, and JIRA.
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.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
U.S. citizenship.
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).

Nice To Haves

EDIFECS certification.
Deep hands-on experience with 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 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.
Troubleshoot EDI transaction failures, mapping defects, partner rejection patterns, batch flow failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
Optimize job throughput and engine performance, and support memory management, high availability, failover orchestration, and monitoring dashboards.
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.
Work collaboratively with development, operations, and security teams to support seamless production system operations.