Remote Principal Software Systems Engineer (Edifecs/AWS)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) seeks a Software Systems Engineer Principal to lead the Edifecs platform and EDI operations in a 100% remote U.S.-based position. You will oversee Edifecs architecture, cloud deployments on AWS, and cross-functional collaboration with product, architecture, and security teams.

The role requires deep EDIFECS experience, strong AWS knowledge, and the ability to drive roadmap execution, code/configuration management, and performance tuning across complex healthcare data

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience in Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Transactions Standards involving key X12 workflows.
• Strong knowledge of EDIFECS architecture and transaction lifecycles.
• Experience with AWS cloud environments and EC2 sizing, OS tuning, storage I/O, and certificate management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and JIRA.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Ansible, Terraform).
• Proficiency with Git/GitHub and collaborative workflows.
• Ability to translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Edifecs Platform Manager leading the Edifecs application support organization, ensuring operational stability, scalability, compliance, and strategic alignment
• Provide technical oversight, manage staffing, and drive roadmap execution
• Partner with product, architecture, vendor, and business teams
• Guide architecture decisions, modernization efforts, cloud scalability, and performance strategies
• Configure and maintain XEServer, XEngine, TPMs, SpecBuilder, and related modules
• Guide EDI Analysts with building, deployment, and optimization of Edifecs processing rules, routing logic, 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 release deployments, environment refreshes, patching, and upgrades
• Collaborate with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, Cloud teams, and business teams

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) seeks a Software Systems Engineer Principal to lead the Edifecs platform and EDI operations in a 100% remote U.S.-based position. You will oversee Edifecs architecture, cloud deployments on AWS, and cross-functional collaboration with product, architecture, and security teams.

The role requires deep EDIFECS experience, strong AWS knowledge, and the ability to drive roadmap execution, code/configuration management, and performance tuning across complex healthcare data