Senior Software Developer

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

2d•$85,389 - $116,975•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is hiring a full-time Senior Software Developer for a 100% U.S.-based remote position supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. The role focuses on administering, configuring, troubleshooting, and enhancing the Edifecs platform to support reliable, compliant EDI transaction processing. The developer will work with Edifecs modules and workflows, AWS environments, EDI connectivity, system performance, and production operations, collaborating with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, cloud teams, business teams, and security and operations staff. The position requires 8+ years of experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations and 8+ 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, with equivalent practical experience considered. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). The listed salary range is $85,389–$116,975. Candidates from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. This is a W-2 position.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations.
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 inbound and outbound connectivity using AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS.
Experience with API-based integrations and gateway services.
Experience with EDI troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
Experience with job throughput optimization, engine and JVM tuning, memory management, 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 to non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to make ambiguous architecture decisions with limited direction.
Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban) and JIRA.
Strong documentation habits, including architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.
Ability to collaborate 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 is required.
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).
Applicants must provide answers to mandatory screening questions supported by their resume.
Selected applicants are subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a government-granted security clearance.

Nice To Haves

EDIFECS certification.
Deep hands-on experience with X.12 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 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-specific rejections, 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.
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.