Senior Systems Engineer (Full-Stack Developer)

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Senior Systems Engineer (Full-Stack Developer)
Location: Remote
Department: Veterans Affairs (VA)
Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Experienced
Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (MBI)

Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Build, support, and migrate a cloud-based Web Dashboard application that processes healthcare Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions
• Design, build, and maintain RESTful Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) in Java and/or NodeJS that retrieve, transform, and serve EDI healthcare records
• Integrate with internal platform APIs, EDI processing pipelines, and data services to deliver live and historical EDI transaction data reliability and performantly
• Support and contribute to an Angular-based dashboard front-end (consuming APIs, building or maintaining components, and ensuring data is surfaced accurately to business and clinical users
• Collaborate with backend C#/.Net and AWS data engineers to define clean API contracts and ensure reliable data delivery across services
• Write clean, testable, well-documented code and actively participate in code review
• Perform unit and integration testing across back-end services and API layers
• Support deployment, monitoring, and performance of backend services in production on AWS
• Apply and promote best software engineering practices within an Agile framework
• Use Git and GitHub for version control, branching, pull requests, and collaborative development

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience with Java/NodeJS back-end integration
• Experience with Angular front-end User Interface (UI) development
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs in healthcare or enterprise environments
• Proven experience building backend services that serve structured EDI or healthcare data to frontend applications
• Hands-on Angular experience with the ability to integrate APIs and contribute to front-end components
• Strong back-end development experience in Java and JavaScript/TypeScript/NodeJS (API design, data transformation, error handling, and performance)
• Experience/working knowledge with Angular or another Modern front-end framework
• A proven ability to build RESTful APIs that consume and transform structured data (XML, JSON)
• Experience working with EDI formats
• Hands-on Cloud (Azure/AWS) experience – API Gateway, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, or related services
• Proficiency with Git and GitHub, including branching strategies, pull requests, collaborative workflows
• Experience with unit and integration testing frameworks (JUnit, Jest, or equivalent)
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with stakeholders and cross-functional engineers to define and refine API requirements
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and JIRA
• An ability to work independently and as part of a distributed team
• Strong attention to detail, especially around data accuracy and fidelity for healthcare records
• An ability to conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback

Professional Certifications

None required however AWS Cloud Certification is a plus

Years of Professional Experience

8+ years of software development experience with a strong backend focus (Java and/or NodeJS)

Desired experience

Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Medical Claims

• X.12 medical claims (837, 834, 277, etc)

Familiarity with web document submission processes
Familiarity with healthcare payer/PBM systems, clearinghouses, or pharmacy operations
Familiarity with VA systems, ARS workflows, or 275 claim attachment transactions
Knowledge of HIPAA compliance requirements in API and web application development
Familiarity with accessibility standards (Section 508/WCAG 2.1) for government-facing applications
Experience with containerization (Docker, ECS, EKS)
Familiarity with C#/.Net backend services for cross-team integration touchpoints
Experience working with remote U.S. based teams (Not Offshore teams)

Formal Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Citizenship Requirement

U.S. Citizenship required for this specific opportunity

Security Clearance Requirements

Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)

CRITICAL NOTES:

1. SSG will not make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Your answers to the mandatory screening questions must be supported by the information on your resume. Applications with inconsistencies will not be considered.
2. Recruiters or Third parties will not be considered.
3. This is a 100% U.S. based remote position. However, candidates from CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, or WA will not be considered.
4. This is a W-2 position
5. All interviews will be conducted on Microsoft Teams with your camera on; there will be no exceptions
6. As part of our screening process, you will be requested to provide a link to your LinkedIn profile

U.S Citizenship is required for this specific opportunity . 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. Individuals may also be subject to a background investigation including, but not limited to criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or genetic information.