Senior Software Developer (EDI)

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

2d•$85,389 - $116,975•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is hiring 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. It involves interpreting and troubleshooting healthcare transaction sets, analyzing SNIP compliance and partner-specific validation rules, documenting mappings and logical requirements, and working with stakeholders to resolve issues and assess operational impact. The developer will collaborate with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, cloud teams, business teams, and integration specialists. The role includes supporting AS2, SFTP, and HTTPS integrations; validating data exchanged with non-X.12 partners; investigating middleware and API issues; querying SQL transaction details; validating payloads, timestamps, statuses, and error flags; and reconciling differences between raw EDI and stored data. The position also supports audit and compliance reviews and maintains data quality guardrails. The opportunity requires U.S. citizenship and possession of, or eligibility for, a Public Trust (MBI). Applicants selected are subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. The position is not open to candidates residing in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington. This is a W-2 position. Interviews are conducted on Microsoft Teams with the camera on, and applicants are 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.
Ability to interpret Edifecs logs and error codes at the functional layer, not platform administrator level.
Proficiency in identifying transaction-error root causes, resolving mapping mismatches, troubleshooting payer or state-system rejections, and reviewing parsed EDI structures stored in SQL databases.
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; equivalent practical experience is considered.
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 EDI transaction standards, including medical claims transactions such as 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 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.
Validate payloads, timestamps, statuses, and error flags.
Reconcile mismatches between raw EDI and stored data.
Troubleshoot 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; document escalations and update SOPs and partner reference guides.
Gather and translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.
Communicate technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
Drive ambiguous architecture decisions to resolution with limited direction.