Full Stack Developer (Edifecs Lead)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Columbia, MD

2d•$109,623 - $126,790•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking an experienced Full Stack Developer to serve as the Edifecs Platform Manager for a Veterans Affairs (VA) program. This is a full-time, 100% U.S.-based remote W-2 position requiring U.S. citizenship and the ability to 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. The salary range is $109,623–$126,790. The role leads the Edifecs application support organization and is accountable for operational stability, scalability, compliance, and strategic alignment. The position provides technical oversight, manages staffing, drives roadmap execution, and works with product, architecture, vendor, business, EDI, DevSecOps, and cloud teams. It guides architecture decisions, modernization, cloud scalability, and performance strategies while supporting production operations. The position involves configuring and maintaining Edifecs components, including XEServer, XEngine, Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs), SpecBuilder, and related modules. It guides EDI Analysts in developing and deploying processing rules, routing logic, and batch workflows; resolves mapping, validation, functional, and performance issues; manages logging, JVM tuning, and certificate/keystore configurations; and supports deployments, environment refreshes, patching, and upgrades. Applicants must have at least 10 years of experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations, software or data engineering, with strong AWS experience. An Edifecs certification is listed under professional certifications. Desired qualifications include hands-on healthcare EDI X12 experience, HIPAA cloud data architecture knowledge, and experience with healthcare payer/PBM systems, clearinghouses, or pharmacy operations. An AWS certification is a bonus. The formal education section specifies a master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

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, 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 technical aspects of inbound and outbound EDI connectivity through AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS channels.
Experience with API-based integrations and gateway services.
Experience with EDI troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of transaction failures, mapping or misalignment defects, partner-specific rejection patterns, batch job flow failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
Experience with job throughput optimization, engine and JVM tuning, memory management, high availability and failover orchestration, and proactive 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 communicate technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
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 work collaboratively with development, operations, and security teams to support seamless production operations.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).
A master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline is specified under Formal Education.

Nice To Haves

Edifecs certification.
Deep hands-on experience with healthcare EDI X12 transaction standards, including medical claims transactions such as 837, 834, and 277, as well as 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.

Responsibilities

Lead the Edifecs application support organization as the Edifecs 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, Java Virtual Machine (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 issues and investigate transaction failures, mapping defects, partner-specific rejection patterns, batch workflow failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
Support production system operations in collaboration with development, operations, and security teams.
Gather and translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.
Document architecture, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.