Remote Principal Software Engineer — Edifecs & AWS Expert

SSG Official Website; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Software Engineer Principal for a remote role supporting the Veterans Affairs department. This full-time position requires an experienced candidate with deep EDIFECS expertise and strong AWS skills.

U.S. citizenship is required for this opportunity; a Public Trust (MBI) clearance is expected. The role offers competitive salary and extensive responsibilities across EDIFECS modules, integration, and operations.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of EDIFECS architecture and transaction lifecycles.
• Strong AWS cloud environment experience and cloud-native skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Hands-on understanding of platform architecture and operational behaviors across EDIFECS modules.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

EDIFECS

AWS

Communication

EDI

GitHub

Agile

Security Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Edifecs XEServer

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Software Engineer Principal for a remote role supporting the Veterans Affairs department. This full-time position requires an experienced candidate with deep EDIFECS expertise and strong AWS skills.

U.S. citizenship is required for this opportunity; a Public Trust (MBI) clearance is expected. The role offers competitive salary and extensive responsibilities across EDIFECS modules, integration, and operations.