Senior Software Developer

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Grand Rapids, MI

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. Candidates residing in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. U.S. citizenship is required, and the selected candidate must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). Applicants may be subject to a government security investigation and background checks, including criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness review. The developer will administer, configure, troubleshoot, and enhance the Edifecs platform to support reliable, compliant EDI processing. The role involves platform configuration and maintenance, processing-rule and workflow development, troubleshooting, performance optimization, releases, upgrades, and collaboration across technical and business teams. The position calls for extensive EDI and software or data engineering experience, strong AWS experience, and hands-on familiarity with Edifecs modules and healthcare transaction workflows. The salary range is $85,389–$116,975. 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. AWS certification is a bonus. Military veterans are encouraged to apply. Interviews are conducted on Microsoft Teams with the candidate's camera on, and applicants will be asked to provide a LinkedIn profile link.

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, XEngine, TPM, EDI Gateway, and SpecBuilder.
Experience with EDI integration and interface management for inbound and outbound connectivity, including AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS.
Experience with API-based integrations and gateway services.
Experience with transaction troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, mapping defects, partner rejection patterns, batch failures, and performance degradation.
Knowledge of throughput optimization, engine and JVM tuning, memory management, high availability, failover orchestration, and monitoring dashboards.
Understanding of AWS EC2 sizing, OS tuning, storage I/O, file-transfer endpoints, routing, firewall coordination, network 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.
Experience with infrastructure as code using Ansible and Terraform.
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to explain 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 technical documentation habits.
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).

Nice To Haves

EDIFECS certification.
Hands-on experience with X.12 EDI healthcare transactions, including medical claims (837, 834, 835, 277, etc.), 270/271, 278, 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.
Troubleshoot EDI transaction failures, mapping defects, partner-specific rejections, batch-flow failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
Optimize job throughput and engine performance, tune JVM and memory use, and support high availability, failover orchestration, and proactive monitoring.
Gather and translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.
Document architecture decisions and systems using architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.
Work collaboratively with development, operations, and security teams to support seamless production operations.