Full Stack Developer (Edifecs Application Engineer)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Melbourne, FL

1d•$85,389 - $116,975•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking an experienced Edifecs Application Engineer to administer, configure, troubleshoot, and enhance the Edifecs platform for a Veterans Affairs (VA) department. The role supports reliable, compliant Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transaction processing and involves configuring and maintaining XEServer, XEngine, TPM, SpecBuilder, and related modules; building and optimizing processing rules, routing logic, and batch workflows; and diagnosing mapping, validation, functional, and performance issues. The engineer also manages logging, JVM tuning, and certificate and keystore configurations, and supports deployments, environment refreshes, patching, and upgrades. The position collaborates with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, cloud teams, and business teams. This is a 100% U.S.-based remote, full-time W-2 position requiring U.S. citizenship and possession of, or eligibility to obtain, a Public Trust (MBI). Candidates from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. The stated salary range is $85,389–$116,975. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may undergo background checks, drug testing, and verification of employment and education. The position requires 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; equivalent practical experience is considered. EDIFECS certification is listed under professional certifications. Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience with healthcare EDI transactions, HIPAA cloud compliance knowledge, and healthcare payer/PBM, clearinghouse, or pharmacy operations experience are desired; AWS certification is a bonus.

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 troubleshooting EDI transactions and conducting 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 throughput optimization, engine and JVM performance tuning, memory management, high availability and 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 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.
Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration skills across development, operations, and security teams.
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 is listed under professional certifications.
Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience with X12 EDI transaction 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/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 interface integrations.
Perform 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 high availability, failover orchestration, and proactive monitoring.
Gather and translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.
Document architecture, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.
Work with development, operations, and security teams to support seamless production operations.