
Senior Systems Engineer (Angular)
Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)
Remote · USFull-time / Contract$85–117K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
See where you stand before you apply. No sign-up to start.
You apply on the posting's application page, with no Olive account needed.
Watch jobs like this. New remote roles like this one, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive focuses on jobs in the United States, including remote roles you can work from there.
Requirements
Credentials this posting asks for.
Job overview
Syms Strategic Group seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to build and support a cloud-based healthcare EDI dashboard for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The role focuses on Java and/or NodeJS backend services and RESTful APIs, with Angular frontend contributions and AWS production support. The position is fully remote within the U.S., requires U.S. citizenship, and requires or qualifies candidates for a Public Trust (MBI).
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full 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!
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
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 Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)
CRITICAL NOTES:
-
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.
-
Recruiters or Third parties will not be considered.
-
This is a 100% U.S. based remote position. However, candidates from CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OH, OR, or WA will not be considered.
-
This is a W-2 position
-
All interviews will be conducted on Microsoft Teams with your camera on; there will be no exceptions
-
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.
Powered by JazzHR
How this job compares
Set against the 11,365 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$85–117K/yr
- Iowa median$87–165K/yr124 salary ranges
- US median$115–189K/yr8,717 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $101K, is 20% below the Iowa median midpoint ($126K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Iowa.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 145 open Systems Engineer jobs in Iowa and 11,365 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Iowa
- RTX Corporation74 open
- Oracle16 open
- BAE Systems15 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,383 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,233 of the 11,365 open Systems Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Pay, requirements and demand for Software Engineer jobs
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
Prepare for this role
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.

