Senior Software Developer (EDI)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Clearwater, FL

18h•$85,389 - $116,975•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group is seeking a Senior Software Developer specializing in EDI for a full-time, 100% U.S.-based remote opportunity supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. The position owns functional EDI workflows, partner requirements, and data validation rules to ensure accurate transaction processing and support business operations. The developer interprets and troubleshoots healthcare transaction sets, analyzes SNIP compliance, companion guides, and partner-specific validation rules, and documents mapping and logical requirements for new partners and integration changes. The role works with business stakeholders to resolve issues and assess operational impact, supports audit and compliance reviews, and maintains data-quality guardrails. It collaborates with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, cloud teams, business teams, and integration specialists. The developer works with AS2, SFTP, and HTTPS flows; validates data exchanged with non-X.12 partners; investigates issues introduced by middleware or APIs; and uses SQL to examine transaction details, validate payloads and statuses, and reconcile raw EDI with stored data. The opportunity requires U.S. citizenship and that the candidate possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). Selected applicants are subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. The position is remote within the United States, but applicants from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington will not be considered. Compensation is listed as $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.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Strong understanding 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; platform administration-level experience is not specified as required.
Ability to understand inbound and outbound workflow architecture.
Ability to communicate 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 medical claims transactions, including 837, 834, 835, and 276/277.
Experience with 270/271 and 278 transactions.
Experience with 820 transactions.
Experience with 999/277CA transactions.
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 including 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 to resolve issues and assess operational impact.
Support audit and compliance reviews and maintain data-quality guardrails.
Collaborate with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, cloud teams, and business teams.
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.
Identify root causes of transaction errors, resolve mapping mismatches, troubleshoot payer or state-system rejections, and review parsed EDI structures stored in SQL databases.
Create transaction flow documentation and error trend reports, handle escalations, and update SOPs and partner reference guides.