Full Stack Developer (Edifecs Application Engineer)
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 strong Edifecs and AWS experience, substantial EDI or enterprise application operations experience, and the ability to collaborate across business, development, operations, cloud, and security teams. The successful candidate will work with Edifecs XEServer, XEngine, TPM, SpecBuilder, and related modules; develop and optimize processing rules and workflows; troubleshoot transaction and performance issues; and support platform releases and ongoing operations. This is a W-2 position. U.S. citizenship is required, and the candidate must 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. Applicants selected are subject to a government security investigation and other background checks. A link to a LinkedIn profile will be requested during screening.
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 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, HTTPS, API-based integrations, and gateway services.
- Experience diagnosing EDI transaction failures, mapping and misalignment defects, partner-specific rejections, batch flow failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
- Experience with throughput optimization, engine and JVM performance 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, audits, and partner governance.
- Infrastructure-as-code experience with Ansible and Terraform.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to explain technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience 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.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).
Nice To Haves
- EDIFECS certification.
- Hands-on experience with Edifecs and X12 EDI transactions, 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.
- Manage technical aspects of inbound and outbound EDI connectivity and integrations.
- Troubleshoot EDI transaction failures, mapping defects, partner rejection patterns, batch workflow failures, and performance degradation.
- Optimize job throughput, engine performance, JVM and memory usage, high availability, failover orchestration, and 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.
- Work collaboratively with development, operations, and security teams to support seamless production operations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
