EDI Developer

EDI Developer

Client has an urgent need for 3–5 strong EDI mapping resources (contract) with hands-on EDI mapping expertise, specifically capable of supporting a migration path from Trusted Link (TLI) to IBM ITXA / "ITX Advanced" and executing fast onboarding/changes within strict timelines. The immediate window is "now through May 5" with potential to roll successful resources into a longer-term SOW afterward. CK emphasized that quality and hands-on mapping wins over years-of-experience labels, and that automation/self-service portal thinking is a key differentiator for winning longer-term work.

• Healthcare supply chain, distributor, hospital-system, or similarly complex B2B trading partner ecosystems. (etc. Walmart, CVS)
• Prior experience helping design or implement automation for onboarding (templating, repeatable workflows, improved testing/validation).
• Experience supporting large trading partner populations and long-lived maps maintained over many years.

• Shorten onboarding cycle time through improved mapping reuse, faster troubleshooting, and demonstrate "automation-minded" execution: identify patterns across partner onboarding, recommend template standards, and reduce manual effort.
• Operate with strong responsiveness during business hours to support stakeholders and partner IT teams.

We are seeking a hands-on EDI Mapping Specialist to accelerate trading partner onboarding and stabilize EDI connectivity during a high-urgency modernization and migration effort. This role focuses on building and troubleshooting EDI maps, supporting translation workflows, and improving onboarding speed through repeatable templates and automation-minded execution. Candidates must be true "doers" with deep mapping experience—not only integration/middleware generalists. Our client has an urgent need for 3–5 strong EDI mapping resources (contract) with hands-on EDI mapping expertise, specifically capable of supporting a migration path from Trusted Link (TLI) to IBM ITXA / "ITX Advanced" and executing fast onboarding/changes within strict timelines.

This client emphasized that quality and hands-on mapping wins over years-of-experience labels, and that automation/self-service portal thinking is a key differentiator for winning longer-term work.

• Role type:
Contract roles (not FTE) — "as many people as you have, three, four, five."
• Profile: "EDI mappers… hands-on experience" (not just EDI-adjacent integration engineers).
• Tooling / platform:
Move from Trusted Link (TLI) to ITXA (IBM translator tool).
• Volume:
Send "four or five" strong candidates; if they're top-notch, he'd take multiple.
• Turnaround expectation:
He can route candidates to his team quickly; manager (Joyce) can turn feedback in hours or at most 24 hours.

• Company split around is April 1 (as of now it is called Newco), and if ITXA migration doesn't happen, ordering systems and operations risk disruption, impacting cloud migration and ordering mechanisms.
• He's trying to ensure nothing stops during separation and that onboarding does not become a bottleneck.
• He also gave explicit feedback on why certain vendors underperform:
Biggest issue called out: communication + quality variability (strong few, many weak), and repeated questions even after knowledge transfer recordings.

• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot EDI maps and translation logic across standard X12 transaction sets in high-volume environments.
• Support platform transition work involving legacy EDI tooling and translation engines, including environments leveraging Trusted Link and IBM translation capabilities (ITXA experience strongly preferred).
• Execute and improve trading partner onboarding processes (customers, suppliers, and financial partners) with a focus on speed, repeatability, and quality.
• Create reusable mapping templates, validation rules, exception-handling patterns, and testing playbooks to reduce cycle time and rework.
• Collaborate with onshore leads, cross-functional stakeholders, and partner IT…