Full Stack Developer (Edifecs Lead)

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

2d•$109,623 - $126,790•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group is seeking an experienced Full Stack Developer to serve as the Edifecs Platform Manager for the Veterans Affairs department. This remote, full-time, W-2 position leads the Edifecs application support organization and is responsible for the platform’s operational stability, scalability, compliance, and strategic alignment. The role provides technical oversight, manages staffing, drives roadmap execution, and partners with product, architecture, vendor, and business teams on architecture decisions, modernization, cloud scalability, and performance strategies. The position configures and maintains Edifecs XEServer, XEngine, Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs), SpecBuilder, and related modules. It guides EDI Analysts in building, deploying, and optimizing processing rules, routing logic, and batch workflows; troubleshoots mapping and validation issues, functional errors, and performance bottlenecks; and manages logging, JVM tuning, and certificate/keystore configurations. The role also supports release deployments, environment refreshes, patching, and upgrades while collaborating with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, cloud teams, and business teams. The opportunity requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). It is a 100% U.S.-based remote position; candidates from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. Applicants selected may undergo a government security investigation and other background checks.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations, software or data engineering, with strong AWS experience.
Strong knowledge of Edifecs architecture and transaction lifecycles.
Strong experience in AWS cloud environments.
Hands-on understanding of Edifecs XEServer, XEngine, TPM, EDI Gateway, and SpecBuilder architecture and operational behavior.
Experience with EDI integration and interface management, including inbound and outbound connectivity.
Experience troubleshooting EDI and performing root-cause analysis of transaction failures, mapping defects, partner-specific rejections, batch-flow failures, and performance degradation.
Experience with throughput optimization, engine and 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.
Experience with infrastructure as code using Ansible and Terraform.
Ability to communicate 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 skills, 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).

Nice To Haves

EDIFECS certification.
Deep hands-on Edifecs experience with X.12 EDI transaction standards, including medical claims workflows such as 837, 834, and 277, and 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.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

Lead the Edifecs application support organization as 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, 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 failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
Optimize job throughput and engine performance; support JVM tuning and memory management, high availability and failover orchestration, and monitoring dashboards.
Support inbound and outbound connectivity and integrations, including AS2, SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS, APIs, and gateway services.
Translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.
Document architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.
Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to support seamless production operations.