Senior Software Developer (EDI)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Blacksburg, VA

2d•$85,389 - $116,975•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Senior Software Developer focused on 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. The developer works with business stakeholders, EDI analysts, DevSecOps engineers, cloud teams, and integration specialists to investigate issues, assess operational impacts, support audits and compliance reviews, and maintain data quality guardrails. The position involves interpreting and troubleshooting healthcare transaction sets, analyzing SNIP compliance and partner-specific validation rules, documenting mapping and logical requirements, and validating data exchanged with X.12 and non-X.12 partners. The developer investigates middleware and API issues, queries SQL transaction data, validates payloads and processing statuses, and reconciles raw EDI against stored data. The role requires substantial Edifecs, EDI, and healthcare experience, along with strong communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). Selected applicants are subject to a government security investigation and other background checks. The role is W-2. Candidates located in CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, or WA will not be considered. Interviews are conducted on Microsoft Teams with 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 sourced from Edifecs routes, profiles, or rulesets and interpret Edifecs logs and error codes at the functional layer.
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 required.
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).

Nice To Haves

Professional EDIFECS certification.
Deep hands-on Edifecs experience with X.12 medical claims transactions, including 837, 834, 835, and 276/277; 270/271 and 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, 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.
Analyze transaction errors, mapping mismatches, payer or state-system rejections, and parsed EDI structures stored in SQL databases.
Create transaction-flow documentation and error-trend reports, handle escalations, and update SOPs and partner reference guides.