Full Stack Developer (Edifecs Application Engineer)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Ballenger Creek, MD

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, compliant Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transaction processing. The position is W-2, requires U.S. citizenship, and requires the candidate to possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). Candidates located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. The salary range is $85,389–$116,975. The engineer works with Edifecs XEServer, XEngine, TPM, SpecBuilder, EDI Gateway, and related components, as well as AWS cloud environments. The role involves platform configuration and operations, EDI integration and connectivity, performance and reliability improvements, release support, and collaboration with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, cloud teams, business teams, and other development, operations, and security stakeholders. Applicants must be able to support the qualifications in their resume; selected applicants are subject to a government security investigation and other background checks.

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 orchestrations, batch flows, and execution contexts; XEngine validation, rulesets, and canonical structures; TPM trading-partner configuration, routes, and agreements; EDI Gateway visibility, audit, search, and reprocessing; and SpecBuilder implementation guide definitions and map development.
Experience with EDI integration and interface management, including AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS channels, as well as API-based integrations and gateway services.
Experience troubleshooting EDI transaction, mapping, partner-rejection, batch-flow, throughput, and performance issues.
Experience with throughput optimization, engine and JVM tuning, memory management, high availability, failover orchestration, and 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.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to explain 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 habits, including architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.
Ability to work collaboratively with development, operations, and security teams.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

EDIFECS certification.
Hands-on experience with Edifecs X12 EDI 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, business teams, and development, operations, and security teams.
Manage technical aspects of inbound and outbound EDI connectivity and integrations.
Perform root-cause analysis for transaction failures, mapping defects, partner-specific rejection patterns, batch workflow failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
Optimize job throughput and engine performance; support memory management, high availability, failover orchestration, and proactive monitoring.
Communicate technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
Gather and translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.
Document architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.
Drive ambiguous architecture decisions to resolution with limited direction and support seamless production operations.