Senior Software Developer (EDI)
About The Position
Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Senior Software Developer (EDI) for a full-time, 100% U.S.-based remote position supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. The role owns functional EDI workflows, partner requirements, and data validation rules to ensure accurate transaction processing and support business operations. It interprets and troubleshoots healthcare transaction sets, analyzes SNIP compliance and partner-specific validation rules, and documents mapping and logical requirements for new partners and integration changes. The developer works with business stakeholders to resolve issues and assess operational impacts, supports audit and compliance reviews, and maintains data quality guardrails. The position collaborates with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, cloud teams, business teams, and integration specialists. Work includes supporting AS2, SFTP, and HTTPS flows; validating data exchanged with non-X.12 partners; identifying middleware or API issues; querying SQL transaction data; validating payloads, timestamps, statuses, and error flags; and reconciling differences between raw EDI and stored data. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). The opportunity is a W-2 position. Candidates residing in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. Selected applicants are 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. Background screening may include criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness. Interviews are conducted on Microsoft Teams with the camera on, and applicants will be asked to provide a LinkedIn profile link.
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 from Edifecs routes, profiles, or rulesets.
- Ability to interpret Edifecs logs and error codes at the functional layer; platform administration is not required.
- Proficiency in troubleshooting transaction errors, mapping mismatches, payer or state-system rejections, and parsed EDI structures stored in SQL databases.
- Ability to understand inbound and outbound workflow architecture.
- Strong 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 making ambiguous architecture decisions 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 required.
- Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).
Nice To Haves
- EDIFECS certification.
- Deep hands-on Edifecs experience with X.12 EDI 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, 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 impacts.
- 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; validate payloads, timestamps, statuses, and error flags; and 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.
- Gather and translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.
- Communicate technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
- Create and maintain transaction-flow documentation, error-trend reports, escalations, SOPs, and partner reference guides.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
