Senior Software Developer (EDI)
About The Position
Syms Strategic Group 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 position requires substantial experience with Edifecs products, EDI and HIPAA, healthcare workflows, AWS environments, and transaction analysis. The salary range is $85,389–$116,975. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). Applicants located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. The Senior Software Developer interprets and troubleshoots healthcare transaction sets, analyzes SNIP compliance and partner-specific rules, documents partner mappings and integration changes, and supports issue resolution, audits, and data-quality controls. The role works with EDI analysts, DevSecOps engineers, cloud teams, business stakeholders, and integration specialists on file-transfer and API workflows. It also investigates transaction errors and data mismatches using SQL and validates payloads, timestamps, statuses, and error flags. The opportunity requires at least eight years of Edifecs product experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations and at least eight years of EDI/HIPAA experience. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline is requested, though equivalent practical experience is considered. An Edifecs certification is listed under professional certifications; AWS certification is a bonus. Employment is W-2. 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 X.12 loops, segments, elements, and element-level errors; SNIP validation levels 1–7; companion guides; and transaction errors.
- Familiarity with Edifecs Transaction Management or equivalent tools.
- Strong experience in AWS cloud environments.
- 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 root-causing transaction errors, resolving mapping mismatches, troubleshooting payer or state-system rejections, and reviewing parsed EDI structures in SQL databases.
- Ability to understand inbound and outbound workflow architecture and 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.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).
- Candidates must be able to meet government investigation and security-clearance eligibility requirements.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Nice To Haves
- Deep hands-on Edifecs experience with EDI X.12 healthcare transaction standards, 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 or 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 databases for transaction details; validate payloads, timestamps, statuses, and error flags; and reconcile mismatches between raw EDI and stored data.
- Create transaction-flow documentation, error-trend reports, escalations, SOP updates, and partner reference guides.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
