Senior Software Engineer – VA FEE
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Senior Software Engineer maintaining VA Fee Basis payment systems at SAIC, a defense and civilian mission integrator. Supporting production operations, EHR modernization, and debt-collection integrations.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as primary developer responsible for all enhancements, maintenance, and operational support for the Fee Basis (FEE) systems
- Ensure uninterrupted functionality of systems responsible for over $1B annually in community‑care nursing home payments, preventing delays or errors that directly affect Veteran care reimbursement
- Develop, test, deploy, and sustain code supporting core FEE business rules, payment logic, and operational workflows
- Provide backup development and operations support for CCPC and TOP systems, ensuring continuity of service and seamless coverage during high‑volume or critical processing periods
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve complex issues across FEE, CCPC, and TOP environments, ensuring rapid restoration of service when incidents occur
- Support EHRM‑related development activities in partnership with VA and Oracle Health, including upcoming debt‑collection integrations and release cycles
- Collaborate with business analysts, payment operations teams, and technical stakeholders to clarify requirements, align system behavior with policy, and confirm readiness for production releases
- Maintain documentation for system code, logic flows, operational procedures, and release changes to support auditability, maintainability, and knowledge transfer
- Participate in release planning, end‑to‑end testing, deployment validation, and post‑deployment monitoring for FEE, CCPC, TOP, and EHRM‑related changes
- Identify process improvements and modernization opportunities within legacy payment systems while ensuring stability, compliance, and minimal disruption to mission‑critical operations
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s and 5 years or Master's degree and 3 years in computer science, systems engineering, or related technical discipline
- Specialized training or experience with VA payment systems, VistA‑based applications, or health‑care claims processing is highly desirable
- 8 years of experience working with VA FEE and TOP systems
- 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education
- Demonstrated experience developing and supporting production code within VA financial, clinical, or community‑care systems
- Experience supporting legacy payment systems or reimbursement platforms such as FEE, CCPC, or TOP
- Background working in regulated or compliance‑driven environments with mission‑critical or high‑risk financial workflows
- Familiarity with modernization initiatives such as EHRM, particularly changes affecting billing, payment, and debt‑collection processes
- Strong software development skills with the ability to maintain legacy codebases while supporting ongoing enhancements
- Proficiency in troubleshooting complex functional and technical issues in multicomponent production environments
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to partner closely with operations teams, payment offices, analysts, and leadership
- High attention to detail with commitment to accuracy in payment‑related outputs and coding logic
- Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple systems while maintaining stability of critical payment operations
- Strong documentation skills for code changes, release notes, technical procedures, and operational workflows
- Proven reliability and ability to sustain continuity for systems where service interruption has major financial and Veteran‑care impacts
- US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance



















