Full Stack Developer (Edifecs Application Engineer)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Charlottesville, 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 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transaction processing. The engineer works with Edifecs XEServer, XEngine, TPM, SpecBuilder, and related modules, and collaborates with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, cloud teams, business teams, development, operations, and security teams. The position requires strong Edifecs and AWS experience, hands-on EDI integration and interface management, production troubleshooting, performance optimization, and knowledge of compliance, audit, and partner governance. The engineer is also expected to communicate architecture decisions to non-technical stakeholders, translate business reporting needs into technical data models, resolve ambiguous architecture decisions, and maintain technical documentation. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). The stated salary range is $85,389–$116,975. This is a W-2 position. Candidates from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. A bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline is requested, with equivalent practical experience considered.

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; 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 managing inbound and outbound EDI connectivity using AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS, as well as API-based integrations and gateway services.
Experience performing EDI troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for transaction failures, mapping defects, partner rejection patterns, batch-flow failures, and performance degradation.
Experience with throughput optimization, engine performance tuning, JVM tuning and memory management, high availability and failover orchestration, and monitoring dashboards.
Understanding of AWS EC2 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.
Infrastructure-as-code experience with 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.
Comfort driving 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.
Ability to collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to support seamless production operations.
8+ years of experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations.
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; 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 X.12 EDI transaction standards, 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, 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-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, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.