Senior Software Developer
About The Position
Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Senior Software Developer to support the Department of Veterans Affairs remotely. The role administers, configures, troubleshoots, and enhances the Edifecs platform to support reliable, compliant Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transaction processing. The developer configures and maintains Edifecs modules, builds and optimizes processing rules and workflows, resolves transaction and performance issues, and supports production releases and platform maintenance. The position collaborates with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, cloud teams, business teams, and other development, operations, and security stakeholders. This is a 100% U.S.-based remote, W-2 position. Candidates from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. U.S. citizenship is required, and candidates must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). Applicants selected will be 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. A background investigation may include criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness. 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 architecture and operational behavior.
- Experience with EDI integration and interface management, including AS2, SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS, API-based integrations, and gateway services.
- Experience with EDI troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of transaction failures, mapping issues, partner rejections, batch failures, and performance degradation.
- Experience with throughput optimization, engine and JVM performance tuning, memory management, high availability, failover orchestration, and monitoring dashboards.
- Understanding of AWS EC2 instance sizing, OS tuning, storage I/O patterns, 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.
- Experience gathering and translating business reporting requirements 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 to support seamless production operations.
- 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.
- Hands-on experience with X.12 EDI transaction workflows, 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 for 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 tuning, and certificate and keystore configurations.
- Support release deployments, environment refreshes, patching, and upgrades.
- Collaborate with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, cloud teams, business teams, and development, operations, and security teams.
- Troubleshoot EDI transaction failures, mapping defects, partner-specific rejection patterns, batch job flow failures, and throughput or performance degradation.
- Optimize job throughput and engine performance; support memory management, high availability, failover orchestration, and monitoring dashboards.
- Support inbound and outbound EDI connectivity and integrations across file transfer, secure messaging, HTTPS, API, and gateway services.
- 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.
- Drive ambiguous architecture decisions to resolution with limited direction.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
