Senior Software Developer

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Wichita, 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 position, although candidates from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. The role requires U.S. citizenship and possession of, or eligibility for, a Public Trust (MBI). Selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and may undergo background checks, drug testing, and verification of employment and education. The developer will administer, configure, troubleshoot, and enhance the Edifecs platform to support reliable and compliant EDI transaction processing. The role works across Edifecs components and AWS environments, supporting integrations, transaction workflows, performance, deployments, and production operations in collaboration with EDI, DevSecOps, cloud, business, development, operations, and security teams. The position pays $85,389–$116,975. This is a W-2 position. Interviews are conducted on Microsoft Teams with the camera on, and applicants will be asked to provide a LinkedIn profile link. Military veterans are encouraged to apply. 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 AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS connectivity channels.
Experience with API-based integrations and gateway services.
Experience troubleshooting EDI transaction, mapping, partner rejection, batch workflow, and performance issues.
Experience optimizing throughput and performance, tuning JVMs and memory, and working with high availability, failover orchestration, and monitoring dashboards.
Understanding of AWS EC2 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.
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to explain technical architecture decisions to non-technical 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 technical documentation habits.
Ability to collaborate across 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).

Nice To Haves

EDIFECS certification.
Hands-on experience with X.12 EDI transaction standards and 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 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, 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.
Support EDI integration and interface management for inbound and outbound connectivity.
Perform root-cause analysis of transaction failures, mapping defects, partner-specific rejection patterns, batch-flow failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
Optimize job throughput and engine performance, tune JVM and memory management, and support high availability, failover orchestration, and proactive monitoring.
Communicate technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
Gather and translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.
Document architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks.
Work collaboratively with development, operations, and security teams to support seamless production operations.