Angular​/NodeJS Developer - II

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

Location: Remote

Department: Veterans Affairs (VA)

Type: Full Time

Minimum Experience: Experienced

Security Clearance Level: Public Trust

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

Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply.

• 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 Git Hub for version control, branching, pull requests, and collaborative development.

• Experience with Java and/or NodeJS back‑end integration work and Angular front‑end UI.
• An understanding of structured healthcare data.
• Proven experience building back‑end services that serve structured EDI or healthcare data to front‑end 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/Type Script/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, Cloud Watch, or related services.
• Proficiency with Git/Git Hub, 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.

• Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Medical Claims (e.g., 837, 834, 277).
• Familiarity with web document submission processes.
• Experience in a high‑paced Dev Ops 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).

Professional Certifications – None required.

Years of Professional Experience – 8+ years of software development experience with a strong back‑end focus (Java and/or NodeJS).

Desired Experience – 8+ years of experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs in healthcare or enterprise environments.

Formal Education –…