Senior Systems Engineer (Angular-NodeJS-FullStack)

Job Description

**Syms Strategic Group (SSG)** is seeking a talented **Senior Systems Engineer (Angular)**  

**Location:** Remote  

**Department:** Veterans Affairs (VA)  

**Type:** Full Time  

**Min. Experience:** Experienced  

**Security Clearance Level:** Public Trust  

**Salary Range:** $85,389 - $116,975  

**Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!**  

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| **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 Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interfaces (RESTful 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 reliably 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 back-end 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 participate actively in code review * Perform unit and integration testing across back-end services and API layers * Support deployment, monitoring, and performance of back-end 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 |

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| **Required Skills and Experience**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| * Experience with Java and/or NodeJS back-end integration work and Angular front-end User Interface (UI) * An understanding of structured healthcare data * Proven experience building back-end services that serve structured EDI or healthcare data to front-end application * 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 with Angular or another Modern front-end framework * Proven ability to build RESTful APIs that consume and transform structured data (XML, JSON) * Working knowledge of Angular, including components, services, and API integration * Hands-on Cloud (AWS/Azure) experience, including API Gateway, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, or related services * Proficiency with Git/GitHub, including branching strategies, pull requests, and collaborative workflows * Experience with unit and integration testing frameworks (JUnit, Jest, or equivalent) * Strong communication skills and an ability to work with stakeholders and cross-functional engineers to define and refine API requirements * Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum and 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 * U.S. Citizenship required for this position. |
| **Professional Certifications**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | None required                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Years of Professional Experience**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 8+ years of software development experience with a strong back-end focus (Java and/or NodeJS) 8+ years of experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs in healthcare or enterprise environments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Desired experience**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Medical Claims * X.12 medical claims (837, 834, 277, etc) Familiarity with web document submission processes Experience in a high paced DevOps environment Front-end development experience Familiarity with healthcare payer/Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) systems, clearinghouses, or pharmacy operations Knowledge of HIPAA compliance requirements in API and web applications Familiarity with accessibility standards (Section 508/WCAG 2.1) for government-facing applications Experience with containerization (Docker, ECS, EKS) Familiarity with C#/.Net back-end services for cross-team integration touchpoints Experience working with remote U.S. based teams (Not Offshore teams) |
| **Formal Education**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Citizenship Requirement**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | **U.S. Citizenship required for this specific opportunity**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **Security Clearance Requirements**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                &n