Full Stack Developer (Edifecs Application Engineer)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Huntsville, AL

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 position works with Edifecs XEServer, XEngine, TPM, SpecBuilder, EDI Gateway, and related modules, and collaborates with EDI analysts, DevSecOps engineers, cloud teams, business teams, and other development, operations, and security personnel. The engineer builds, deploys, and optimizes processing rules, routing logic, and batch workflows; resolves mapping, validation, functional, and performance problems; manages logging, JVM tuning, and certificate and keystore configurations; and supports deployments, environment refreshes, patching, and upgrades. The work also encompasses EDI connectivity and integrations, AWS infrastructure and performance, compliance and partner governance, documentation, and technical communication with nontechnical stakeholders. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). The position is W-2. The employer will not consider candidates residing in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington. The listed salary range is $85,389–$116,975. 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 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 with inbound and outbound EDI connectivity using AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS.
Experience with API-based integrations and gateway services.
Experience troubleshooting EDI transactions and investigating mapping, partner rejection, batch-flow, and performance issues.
Experience with throughput optimization, engine and JVM performance tuning, memory management, high availability, failover orchestration, and 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 nontechnical 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 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.
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 X12 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/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, Java Virtual Machine (JVM) tuning, and certificate and keystore configurations.
Support release deployments, environment refreshes, patching, and upgrades.
Collaborate with EDI analysts, DevSecOps engineers, cloud teams, business teams, and development, operations, and security teams.
Manage technical aspects of inbound and outbound EDI connectivity and integrations.
Perform root-cause analysis of transaction failures, mapping defects, partner rejection patterns, batch-flow failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
Optimize job throughput and engine performance, JVM and memory management, high availability and failover orchestration, and monitoring for proactive issue detection.
Communicate technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to nontechnical stakeholders.
Gather and translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.
Document architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.