Senior Software Developer (EDI)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Charleston, WV

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 EDI transaction sets, partner-specific requirements, compliance validations, mappings, middleware, APIs, and SQL-stored transaction data. The position collaborates with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, cloud and integration teams, business stakeholders, and other partners to resolve issues, assess operational impacts, maintain data quality, and support audits and compliance reviews. The position requires at least eight years of Edifecs product experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations, as well as at least eight years of EDI/HIPAA experience. A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline is specified, although equivalent practical experience is considered. U.S. citizenship is required, and candidates must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). The position is remote, but applicants from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. This is a W-2 position. The stated 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 X.12 loops, segments, and elements, including element-level errors.
Understanding of SNIP validations (Levels 1–7), companion guides, and error analysis.
Familiarity with Edifecs Transaction Management or equivalent tools.
Experience interpreting Edifecs XEngine validation results, processing rules, and transaction profiles.
Experience working with SpecBuilder maps and implementation guides.
Ability to identify issues originating from Edifecs routes, profiles, or rulesets and interpret Edifecs logs and error codes at the functional layer.
Proficiency in troubleshooting transaction errors, mapping mismatches, payer or state-system rejections, and parsed EDI data in SQL databases.
Strong experience in AWS cloud environments.
Ability to understand inbound and outbound workflow architecture.
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including explaining 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).
Applicants must be based in the U.S.; candidates from CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, or WA will not be considered.

Nice To Haves

Professional EDIFECS certification.
Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience with X.12 workflows, including 837, 834, 835, 276/277, 270/271, 278, 820, and 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 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 discrepancies 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.
Communicate technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
Gather and translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.
Create transaction flow documentation and error trend reports, escalate issues, and update SOPs and partner reference guides.