Senior Software Developer (EDI)
About The Position
Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is hiring a Senior Software Developer focused on Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for a remote, full-time role supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. The position owns functional EDI workflows, partner requirements, and data validation rules, and ensures accurate transaction processing in support of business operations. The work includes interpreting and troubleshooting healthcare transaction sets, analyzing SNIP compliance and partner-specific rules, documenting mapping and logical requirements, and working with stakeholders to resolve issues and assess operational impact. The developer collaborates with EDI analysts, DevSecOps engineers, cloud teams, business teams, and integration specialists. Responsibilities include investigating transaction data and errors, reconciling raw EDI with stored data, supporting audits and data-quality controls, and working across AS2, SFTP, HTTPS, middleware, APIs, and non-X.12 partner flows. The role requires substantial Edifecs, EDI, healthcare, and HIPAA experience, strong AWS knowledge, and the ability to communicate technical decisions and translate business reporting needs into technical data models. The position requires U.S. citizenship and possession of, or eligibility to obtain, a Public Trust (MBI). It is a W-2 position and is 100% U.S.-based remote, but applicants from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. Candidates may be subject to government and background investigations. 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.
- Knowledge of SNIP validations (Levels 1–7), companion guides, and segment- or element-level 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 in Edifecs routes, profiles, or rulesets and interpret Edifecs functional-layer logs and error codes.
- 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.
- Strong experience in AWS cloud environments.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-engagement skills, including explaining technical architecture decisions to non-technical stakeholders.
- 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 is required.
- Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).
Nice To Haves
- Professional Edifecs certification.
- Deep hands-on Edifecs experience with EDI X.12 healthcare workflows, including medical claims (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 databases for transaction details.
- Validate payloads, timestamps, statuses, and error flags.
- Reconcile mismatches between raw EDI and stored data.
- Gather and translate business reporting requirements into technical data models.
- Communicate technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
- Create transaction-flow documentation and error-trend reports, handle escalations, and update SOPs and partner reference guides.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
