Automation Engineer

Location: Chicago, IL / Dallas, TX
Duration: 6 months
Skills: EDI – Electronic Data Interchange
Experience Required: 4–6 years

Job Title

Automation Engineer / Axway Edifecs Developer

Key Responsibilities – Automation Engineer

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and understand automation requirements for server builds.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions using Ansible and the Ansible Automation Platform.
• Automate on-premises server builds for Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments.
• Automate server provisioning and configuration through vCenter and other virtualization/hypervisor platforms.
• Enhance the quality, efficiency, and reliability of the automation infrastructure.
• Ensure automation solutions comply with internal concepts, standards, regulations, and operating requirements.
• Make informed decisions regarding work approaches, priorities, and automation strategies while following established guidelines.
• Contribute to additional automation projects and initiatives as required.
• Support automation of virtual machine infrastructure and server deployment processes.

Axway Edifecs / EDI Responsibilities

• Develop and support EDI integrations for large healthcare payer environments.
• Develop and maintain EDI X12 transactions, including 834, 271, 276/277, and other HIPAA transactions.
• Work with Axway B2Bi/SecureTransport and Edifecs platforms, including SpecBuilder and XEngine.
• Manage trading partner onboarding, connectivity, configuration, and integration processes.
• Configure and support trading partner connectivity using AS2, SFTP, and HTTPS.
• Troubleshoot EDI processing issues and ensure stable production operations.
• Support HIPAA-compliant EDI integrations and healthcare data exchange processes.
• Monitor EDI workflows, file transfers, transaction processing, and production interfaces.
• Support claims, eligibility, and enrollment-related EDI workflows.
• Coordinate with internal teams, trading partners, and stakeholders to resolve integration issues.
• Maintain technical documentation, knowledge articles, and operational procedures.
• Participate in knowledge-sharing activities and support team collaboration.

Required Technical Skills – Automation

• Proven experience with Ansible.
• Strong experience with Ansible Automation Platform.
• Experience automating server provisioning and configuration.
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server environments.
• Strong knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Experience with vCenter and virtualization/hypervisor platforms.
• Experience managing virtual machine infrastructure.
• Understanding of server infrastructure, operating systems, and automation best practices.

Required Technical Skills – EDI / Edifecs

• Strong experience with Axway and Edifecs.
• Solid knowledge of EDI X12 transactions.
• Experience with Edifecs SpecBuilder and XEngine.
• Experience with Axway B2Bi and SecureTransport.
• Strong knowledge of AS2, SFTP, and HTTPS protocols.
• Experience with EDI processing and production support.
• Experience with trading partner onboarding and connectivity.
• Knowledge of HIPAA-compliant integrations.
• Understanding of healthcare claims, eligibility, and enrollment workflows.
• Exposure to MuleSoft and cloud/API integrations is a plus.

Healthcare Domain Skills

• Healthcare payer experience preferred.
• Experience supporting large healthcare payer environments such as HCSC or Humana is desirable.
• Understanding of healthcare EDI and HIPAA standards.
• Knowledge of claims processing workflows.
• Knowledge of eligibility and enrollment processes.

Professional Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong team collaboration and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong documentation and knowledge-sharing skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to manage priorities and meet project deadlines.

Desirable Skills

• MuleSoft and cloud-based API integrations.
• Healthcare payer experience.
• HCSC or Humana client experience.
• Advanced EDI integration and trading partner management.
• Additional Ansible automation and infrastructure-as-code experience.

Education & Certifications

• Education requirements: Optional.
• Certifications: Optional.