Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)

Edifecs EDI Analyst Transaction Specialist

Wichita, KS - Full Time

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Edifecs Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Analyst Transaction Specialist
Location: Remote
Department: Veterans Affairs (VA)
Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Experienced
Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (MBI) 
Salary Range: $85,389 - $116,975
If you have previously applied to Syms Strategic Group (SSG), there is no need to reapply. Applications are still under review.

Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Own functional EDI workflows, partner requirements, and data validation rules
  • Ensure accurate transaction processing and support business operations
  • Interpret and troubleshoot transaction sets: 270/271, 276/277, 278, 820, 834, 835, 837, 999/277CA
  • Analyze Strategic National Implementation Process (SNIP) compliance, companion guides, and partner-specific validation rules
  • Document mapping/logical requirements for new partners and integration changes
  • Partner with business stakeholders for issue resolution and operational impact assessments
  • Support audit/compliance reviews and maintain data quality guardrails
  • Collaborate with EDI Analysts, DevSecOps Engineers, Cloud teams, and business teams
  • Work with integration specialists on Applicability Statement 2 (AS2), Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), and Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) flows
  • Validate data sent to/received from non-X.12 partners
  • Identify issues introduced by middleware layers or APIs
  • Query Structured Query Language (SQL) for transaction details
  • Validate payloads, timestamps, statuses, and error flags
  • Reconcile mismatches between raw EDI and stored data
 
Required Skills and Experience
  • A strong understanding of payer/provider workflows
  • An ability to interpret loops/segmets/element-level errors
  • Familiarity with Edifecs Transaction Management or equivalent tools
  • Strong experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environments
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
  • A strong understanding of EDI X.12 Loop/segment/element interpretation, SNIP validations (Levels 1-7), companion guide interpretation, and error analysis at segment or element level
  • Experience with interpreting Edifecs XEngine validation results and understanding processing rules and transaction profiles
  • Experience working with SpecBuilder maps and implementation guides
  • An ability to identify issues sourced from Edifecs routes, profiles, or rulesets
  • An ability to interpret Edifecs logs and error codes (functional layer, not platform admin level)
  • Proficiency with identifying root causes of transaction errors, resolving mapping mismatches, troubleshooting rejections from payers or state systems, and reviewing parsed EDI structures stored in SQL databases
  • An ability to understand inbound/outbound workflow architecture
  • A strong 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 (Scrum and Kanban) and JIRA
  • Strong documentation habits with creating transaction flow documentation, error trend reports, escalations, and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and partner reference guides
Professional CertificationsEDIFECS certification
Years of Professional Experience8+ years of experience of Edifecs product experience in EDI, healthcare, or enterprise application operations
8+ years of EDI/Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Desired experienceDeep hands-on EDIFECS experience in Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Transactions Standards involving key X12 workflows involving the following transactions:
  • X.12 medical claims (837, 834, 835, 276/277, etc)
  • 270/271 and 278 transactions
  • 820 transactions
  • 999/277CA transactions
Knowledge of HIPAA compliance requirements in cloud data architecture
Experience with healthcare payer/PBM systems, clearinghouses, or pharmacy operations
AWS certification in a bonus
Formal EducationBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent practical experience considered
Citizenship RequirementU.S. Citizenship required for this specific opportunity
Security Clearance RequirementsMust possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)
CRITICAL NOTES:
  1. SSG will not make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Your answers to the mandatory screening questions must be supported by the information on your resume.  Applications with inconsistencies will not be considered.
  2. Recruiters or Third parties will not be considered.
  3. This is a 100% U.S. based remote position.  However, candidates from CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, or WA will not be considered.
  4. This is a W-2 position
  5. All interviews will be conducted on Microsoft Teams with your camera on; there will be no exceptions
  6. As part of our screening process, you will be requested to provide a link to your LinkedIn profile

U.S Citizenship is required for this specific opportunity. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a government-granted security clearance. Individuals may also be subject to a background investigation including, but not limited to criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or genetic information.

 
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All interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams with your camera on. There will be no exceptions.*
Note: Do not apply multiple times. Multiple applications will be deleted and lose all hiring consideration.*
Do you possess eight (8) or more years of Edifecs product experience in Electronic Data Interchanges (EDI), healthcare, or enterprise application operations?*
Do you possess eight (8) or more years of experience with EDI/Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?*
Do you possess eight (8) or more years of experience with AWS cloud environments?*
Do you possess eight (8) or more years of experience with EDI X.12 Loop, segment, and element interpretation?*
Do you possess eight (8) or more years of experience with SNIP validations at Levels 1-7?*
Do you possess eight (8) or more years of experience with interpreting Edifecs XEngine validation results and understanding processing rules and transaction profiles?*
Do you possess eight (8) or more years of experience with SpecBuilder maps and implementation guides?*
Do you possess eight (8) or more years of experience with interpreting Edifecs logs and error codes (functional layer, not platform admin level)?*
Do you possess eight (8) or more years of experience with identifying root causes of transaction errors and resolving mapping mismatches?*
Do you possess three (3) or more years of experience with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) X.12?*
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Do you possess a Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or other engineering or technical discipline?*
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