Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Software Engineer Principal
Location: Remote
Department: Veterans Affairs (VA)
Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Experienced
Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (MBI)
Salary Range: $85,389 - $116,975
If you have previously applied to Syms Strategic Group (SSG), there is no need to reapply. Applications are still under review.
Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!
Essential Duties and 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
Required Skills and Experience
Strong knowledge of EDIFECS architecture and transaction lifecycles
Strong experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environments
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
A hands-on understanding of the platform architecture and operational behaviors across the following:
Edifecs XEServer (orchestrations, batch flows, execution contexts)
XEngine (validation, rulesets, canonical structures)
TPM (trading partner configuration, routes, agreements)
EDI Gateway (visibility, audit, search, and reprocessing)
SpecBuilder (Implementation Guide (IG) definitions, map development)
Experience with EDI Integration and Interface Management of all technical aspects of inbound/outbound connectivity, consistent with the following:
Applicability Statement 2 (AS2), Secure File Transfer Portal (SFTP), File Transfer Protocol Secure (FTPS), Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) channels
Application Programming Interface (API)-based integrations and gateway services
Experience with EDI troubleshooting providing root-cause analysis of transaction failures, mapping/misalignment defects, partner-specific rejection patterns, batch job flow failures, and throughput/performance degradation
Experience with job throughput optimization, engine performance tuning, JVM tuning and memory management, high availability and failover orchestration, and monitoring dashboards for proactive detection
An understanding of AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instance sizing, Operating System (OS) tuning, storage Input/Output (I/O) patterns, file transfer endpoints, routing, firewall coordination, network path debugging, and Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) certificate lifecycle management
Proficiency with Git and GitHub, including branching strategies, pull requests, and collaborative workflows
Compliance, audit, and partner governance knowledge
Infrastructure as code experience (Ansible and Terraform)
A strong ability to communicate 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 (Scrum and Kanban) and JIRA
Strong documentation habits, including architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks
An ability to work collaboratively with development, operations, and security teams to ensure seamless production system operations
Professional Certifications EDIFECS certification
Years of Professional Experience 8+ years of experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations
8+ years of experience in software or data engineering with strong AWS experience
Desired experience Deep hands-on…