Senior Software Developer

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

16h • $85,389 - $116,975 • Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Senior Software Developer to support the Veterans Affairs (VA) department. This is a remote, full-time position requiring U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain or possess a Public Trust (MBI) security clearance. The role focuses on the administration, configuration, and enhancement of the Edifecs platform to ensure reliable Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transaction processing within an AWS cloud environment.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of EDIFECS architecture and transaction lifecycles
• Strong experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Hands-on understanding of Edifecs XEServer, XEngine, TPM, EDI Gateway, and SpecBuilder
• Experience with EDI Integration and Interface Management including AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS channels
• Experience with API-based integrations and gateway services
• Experience with EDI troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
• Experience with job throughput optimization, engine performance tuning, JVM tuning, and high availability orchestration
• Understanding of AWS EC2 instance sizing, OS tuning, I/O patterns, firewall coordination, and SSL/TLS management
• Proficiency with Git and GitHub
• Compliance, audit, and partner governance knowledge
• Infrastructure as code experience (Ansible and Terraform)
• Ability to communicate technical architecture decisions to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience gathering and translating business reporting requirements into technical data models
• Comfort driving ambiguous architecture decisions to resolution
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban) and JIRA
• Strong documentation habits
• Ability to work collaboratively with development, operations, and security teams
• 8+ years of experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations
• 8+ years of experience in software or data engineering with strong AWS experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline or equivalent practical experience
• U.S. Citizenship
• Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)

Nice To Haves

• EDIFECS certification
• Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience in Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Transactions Standards
• Experience with X.12 medical claims (837, 834, 835, 277, etc)
• Experience with 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, ensuring reliable and compliant Electronic Data Interchange (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/keystore configurations
• Support release deployments, environment refreshes, patching, and upgrades
• Collaborate with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, Cloud teams, and business teams

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior