Senior Software Developer

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Overland Park, KS

2d•$85,389 - $116,975•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Senior Software Developer to support the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is a full-time, 100% U.S.-based remote W-2 position requiring U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). Candidates from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. The salary range is $85,389–$116,975. The developer will administer, configure, troubleshoot, and enhance the Edifecs platform to support reliable, compliant EDI transaction processing. The role involves configuring and maintaining Edifecs modules, developing and optimizing processing rules and workflows, diagnosing transaction and performance issues, and supporting deployments, upgrades, and production operations. The developer will collaborate with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, Cloud teams, business teams, and other technical stakeholders. The role requires 8 or more years of experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations, as well as 8 or more years in software or data engineering with strong AWS experience. A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline is required, although equivalent practical experience is considered. An EDIFECS certification is listed. Desired qualifications include hands-on experience with healthcare X12 transactions, HIPAA compliance in cloud data architecture, healthcare payer/PBM systems, clearinghouses or pharmacy operations, and AWS certification. Applicants must support their qualifications with information on their resumes. Interviews are conducted on Microsoft Teams with cameras on, and applicants will be asked to provide a LinkedIn profile link. Recruiters and third parties will not be considered. Selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and may also undergo background checks that can include criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness. SSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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 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 EDI integration and interface management for inbound and outbound connectivity, including AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS channels.
Experience with API-based integrations and gateway services.
Experience troubleshooting EDI issues and performing root-cause analysis.
Experience optimizing throughput, tuning engine performance and JVMs, managing memory, and supporting high availability, failover orchestration, and monitoring dashboards.
Understanding of AWS EC2 instance sizing, operating-system 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.
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to explain technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
Experience gathering business reporting requirements and translating them into technical data models.
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.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent practical experience is considered.
U.S. citizenship is required for this opportunity.
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).

Nice To Haves

EDIFECS certification.
Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience with X12 EDI transaction workflows, including medical claims transactions such as 837, 834, 835, and 277.
Experience with 270/271 and 278 transactions.
Experience with 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, and business teams.
Manage technical aspects of inbound and outbound EDI connectivity and integrations.
Troubleshoot transaction failures, mapping defects, partner-specific rejection patterns, batch-flow failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
Optimize job throughput and engine performance, support high availability and failover orchestration, and use monitoring dashboards for proactive detection.
Communicate technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
Gather and translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.
Drive ambiguous architecture decisions to resolution with limited direction.
Document architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.
Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to support seamless production system operations.