Principal Software Engineer - Remote, EDI & AWS Expert

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Software Engineer Principal to lead critical Edifecs-enabled EDI operations in a remote capacity for the Veterans Affairs portfolio. The role requires deep expertise in Edifecs architecture, AWS, and healthcare data interchange.

You will administer and optimize the Edifecs suite, configure XEServer/XEngine/TPM/SpecBuilder, and drive performance tuning, security, and release readiness.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations.
• Strong Edifecs platform experience and AWS knowledge.
• U.S. Citizenship and eligibility for security clearance (Public Trust MBIs).
• Experience communicating with stakeholders and translating technical details for non‑technical audiences.
• Remote-capable, US-based, with ability to collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, troubleshoot, and enhance the Edifecs platform for reliable EDI processing.
• Configure and maintain Edifecs components: XEServer, XEngine, TPM, SpecBuilder.
• Build, deploy, and optimize Edifecs processing rules, routing, and batch workflows.
• Analyze mapping issues, validation failures, and performance bottlenecks.
• Manage JVM tuning, system logging, and certificate/keystore configurations.
• Support releases, environment refreshes, patches, and upgrades.
• Collaborate with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps, Cloud teams, and business teams.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder engagement

AWS cloud

Edifecs expertise

EDIFECS architecture

JVM tuning

GitHub workflows

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Edifecs XEServer

Edifecs XEngine

TPM

EDI Gateway

SpecBuilder

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub

JIRA

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Software Engineer Principal to lead critical Edifecs-enabled EDI operations in a remote capacity for the Veterans Affairs portfolio. The role requires deep expertise in Edifecs architecture, AWS, and healthcare data interchange.

You will administer and optimize the Edifecs suite, configure XEServer/XEngine/TPM/SpecBuilder, and drive performance tuning, security, and release readiness.