Full Stack Developer (Edifecs Application Engineer)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Lansing, MI

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 EDI transaction processing. The position requires hands-on experience with Edifecs modules and architecture, AWS environments, EDI integrations, operational performance, and production support. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and must 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. This is a W-2 position. The salary range is $85,389–$116,975. The engineer works with EDI analysts, DevSecOps engineers, cloud teams, and business teams to manage platform configuration, workflows, transaction troubleshooting, deployments, and system performance. The role also involves translating business reporting requirements into technical data models, communicating architecture decisions to non-technical stakeholders, and documenting designs and operational procedures. The position calls for at least eight years of experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations and at least eight years in software or data engineering with strong AWS experience. A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline is requested, with equivalent practical experience considered. EDIFECS certification is listed under professional certifications. Deep hands-on experience with healthcare X12 transactions, HIPAA, and payer, PBM, clearinghouse, or pharmacy systems is desired; AWS certification is a bonus.

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 Edifecs XEServer, including orchestrations, batch flows, and execution contexts.
Hands-on understanding of XEngine, including validation, rulesets, and canonical structures.
Hands-on understanding of TPM, including trading partner configuration, routes, and agreements.
Hands-on understanding of EDI Gateway visibility, audit, search, and reprocessing.
Hands-on understanding of SpecBuilder, including Implementation Guide definitions and map development.
Experience managing inbound and outbound connectivity using AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS.
Experience with API-based integrations and gateway services.
Experience troubleshooting EDI transaction failures, mapping or misalignment defects, partner-specific rejection patterns, batch job-flow failures, and throughput or 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.
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 resolving 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.
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.
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; equivalent practical experience is considered.

Nice To Haves

EDIFECS certification.
Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience with X12 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 for 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.
Coordinate with EDI analysts, DevSecOps engineers, cloud teams, and business teams.
Manage technical aspects of inbound and outbound EDI connectivity and integrations.
Conduct root-cause analysis of transaction failures, mapping defects, partner rejections, batch-flow failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
Optimize job throughput and engine performance; support JVM tuning, memory management, 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 diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.
Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to support seamless production operations.