Senior Software Developer (EDI)
About The Position
Syms Strategic Group is seeking a Senior Software Developer (EDI) to support the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is a fully remote, full-time W-2 position supporting EDI workflows, partner integrations, transaction processing, and business operations. The role requires U.S. citizenship and possession of, or eligibility to obtain, a Public Trust (MBI). Applicants residing in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. Selected applicants may be subject to a government security investigation and background checks. The developer will own functional EDI workflows, partner requirements, and data validation rules; interpret and troubleshoot healthcare transaction sets; analyze compliance and partner-specific validations; document mappings and integration requirements; and work with business stakeholders and technical teams to resolve issues. The position also involves validating EDI and non-X.12 data flows, investigating middleware or API issues, querying SQL transaction data, and reconciling raw EDI with stored data. The role requires substantial experience with Edifecs products and EDI/HIPAA operations, healthcare payer/provider workflows, X.12 transaction interpretation, AWS environments, and partner validation. A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent practical experience is requested. Edifecs certification is listed under professional certifications; AWS certification is a bonus.
Requirements
- 8+ years of Edifecs product experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Deep hands-on Edifecs experience with EDI X.12 transaction standards, including medical claims (837, 834, 835, 276/277), 270/271, 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, 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.
- Create transaction flow documentation and error trend reports, manage escalations, and update SOPs and partner reference guides.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
