Senior Software Developer (EDI)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Mobile, AL

2d•$85,389 - $116,975•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is hiring a Senior Software Developer (EDI) to support the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is a 100% U.S.-based remote position and a W-2, full-time role. Candidates located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. U.S. citizenship is required, and the selected applicant must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI) and meet government investigation and clearance eligibility requirements. The role owns functional EDI workflows, partner requirements, and data validation rules to support accurate transaction processing and business operations. It interprets and troubleshoots healthcare EDI transactions, analyzes SNIP compliance and partner-specific validation rules, documents mappings and logical requirements, and works with business stakeholders to resolve issues and assess operational impact. The developer supports audits and compliance reviews, maintains data-quality guardrails, collaborates with EDI, DevSecOps, cloud, business, and integration teams, and investigates EDI, middleware, API, and stored-data discrepancies. The position requires deep EDI and healthcare experience, including Edifecs tools and X.12 transactions; familiarity with AWS cloud environments, SQL, integration flows, and Agile practices; and the ability to communicate technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders. A bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline is requested, with equivalent practical experience considered. The listed salary range is $85,389–$116,975.

Requirements

At least 8 years of Edifecs product experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations.
At least 8 years of EDI/HIPAA experience.
Strong understanding of payer/provider workflows.
Ability to interpret EDI loops, segments, and element-level errors.
Familiarity with Edifecs Transaction Management or equivalent tools.
Strong experience in AWS cloud environments.
Strong knowledge of EDI X.12 loop, segment, and element interpretation; SNIP validations Levels 1–7; companion guide interpretation; and segment- or element-level error analysis.
Experience interpreting Edifecs XEngine validation results and understanding processing rules and transaction profiles.
Experience working with SpecBuilder maps and implementation guides.
Ability to identify issues originating in Edifecs routes, profiles, or rulesets.
Ability to interpret Edifecs logs and error codes at the functional layer, not platform-admin level.
Proficiency in identifying transaction-error root causes, resolving mapping mismatches, troubleshooting payer or state-system rejections, and reviewing parsed EDI structures in SQL databases.
Ability to understand inbound and outbound workflow architecture.
Strong communication skills, including communicating technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
Experience gathering and translating business reporting requirements into technical data models.
Comfort driving ambiguous architecture decisions to resolution with limited direction.
Experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, and JIRA.
Strong documentation habits.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).

Nice To Haves

EDIFECS certification.
Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience with X.12 healthcare transactions, including 837, 834, 835, 276/277, 270/271, 278, 820, and 999/277CA.
Knowledge of HIPAA compliance requirements in cloud data architecture.
Experience with healthcare payer/PBM systems, clearinghouses, or pharmacy operations.
AWS certification.

Responsibilities

Own functional EDI workflows, partner requirements, and data validation rules.
Ensure accurate transaction processing and support business operations.
Interpret and troubleshoot transaction sets 270/271, 276/277, 278, 820, 834, 835, 837, and 999/277CA.
Analyze SNIP compliance, companion guides, and partner-specific validation rules.
Document mapping and logical requirements for new partners and integration changes.
Partner with business stakeholders on issue resolution and operational impact assessments.
Support audit and compliance reviews and maintain data-quality guardrails.
Collaborate with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, cloud teams, business teams, and integration specialists.
Work with integration specialists on AS2, SFTP, and HTTPS flows.
Validate data sent to and received from non-X.12 partners.
Identify issues introduced by middleware layers or APIs.
Query SQL for transaction details and validate payloads, timestamps, statuses, and error flags.
Reconcile mismatches between raw EDI and stored data.
Document transaction flows, error trends, escalations, SOPs, and partner reference guides.