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IT Sr EDI Administrator

Border States, Fargo, ND, United States


Be part of a growing, successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100% employee-owned, which means you’re empowered to make decisions, find solutions and receive rewards for your hard work.

Position will be located in: Fargo, ND

Application Deadline: May 8, 2026

Please note that the position may be filled before or after the listed application deadline. Applications will only be accepted while the posting remains active.

Job Summary
Supports the day‑to‑day operations of the IT Operations Team by administering company EDI systems. Provides day–to–day technical leadership for the IT Operations Team. Plans, analyzes, configures, tunes, and troubleshoots EDI systems. Installs, upgrades, and maintains EDI Systems. Develops and maintains technical documentation for EDI process flow, troubleshooting and problem resolution, monitoring capacity and performance, and related disaster recovery procedures. Monitors and troubleshoots EDI transactions both in SAP and in the EDI system, and recommends remedies to eliminate recurring errors.

Responsibilities

Provides day‑to‑day technical leadership for the IT Operations Team with an emphasis on continued growth, maintenance, and operation of our EDI Technologies.

Plans, analyzes, configures, tunes, and troubleshoots EDI systems.

Installs, upgrades, and maintains EDI Systems.

Interfaces with the full cycle of EDI projects, including customer/vendor contact, working with IT Applications team to define requirements, creation and testing of EDI maps and ongoing support.

Develops and maintains technical documentation for EDI process flow, troubleshooting and problem resolution, monitoring capacity and performance, and related disaster recovery procedures.

Leads and supports IT projects defined by supervisor and IT Project Management team.

Recommends and applies technical changes into the environment using a structured approach that minimizes risk and achieves high reliability, availability and performance of the EDI systems.

Designs, develops and implements plans for trading electronic documents via the most efficient and economical methods available.

Sets up new trading partners, develops mappings, reviews error lists and enhances the EDI platform.

Monitors and troubleshoots EDI transactions both in SAP and in the EDI system, and recommends remedies to eliminate recurring errors.

Works with end users and other team members to provide production support and issue resolution.

Develops and follows checklist procedures for proactive monitoring.

Leads resolution of incident tickets, including complex troubleshooting across all managed systems.

Resolves system problems through research and collaboration with other IT Teams and applies the appropriate course of action.

Develops and maintains effective working relationships with customers, vendors, and others related to the company; promotes and maintains the identity and reputation of BSE, ensuring customer satisfaction and addressing problems and complaints as they arise.

Supports technologies including EDI System – Seeburger Business Integration system, SAP ECC system, other middleware systems, and other software infrastructure systems.

Non‑essential Functions

Assists in annual budgeting process and tracking of expenditures.

Provides phone support as part of the IT Helpdesk.

Performs off‑hours support as needed for various system activities.

Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or designate.

Qualifications

Four‑year degree in computer science, information systems, or management information systems or equivalent work experience.

3+ years’ experience working with EDI application and specifically with SAP backend system.

Knowledge of EDI terminology and X12 and/or XML standard formatting languages.

Experience in process design is helpful.

Knowledge of EDI communication methods, such as AS2, FTP, etc.

Skills And Abilities

Strong prioritization and problem‑solving skills.

Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication and reading skills.

Ability to effectively plan and organize.

Strong collaboration skills.

Excellent customer service skills, including being competent, accurate, responsive and engaged.

Physical Requirements
Frequency at which you would carry/lift in a typical day: Occasionally 0–33%, Frequently 34–66%, Continuously 67–100%.

Lift from Waist:

than 10 lbs. – Not at all

10 to 25 lbs. – Not at all

26 to 50 lbs. – Not at all

51 to 75 lbs. – Not at all

75 to 100 lbs. – Not at all

100+ lbs. – Not at all

Lift from Floor:

than 10 lbs. – Frequently

10 to 25 lbs. – Occasionally

26 to 50 lbs. – Occasionally

51 to 75 lbs. – Not at all

75 to 100 lbs. – Not at all

100+ lbs. – Not at all

Carried for Distance:

than 10 lbs. – Not at all

10 to 25 lbs. – Not at all

26 to 50 lbs. – Not at all

51 to 75 lbs. – Not at all

75 to 100 lbs. – Not at all

100+ lbs. – Not at all

Physical Activity

Sitting (continuous) – Continuously

Standing – Frequently

Walking – Frequently

Bending/stooping – Occasionally

Crawling – Not at all

Climbing/Walking Stairs – Occasionally

Reaching – Frequently

Crouching/squatting – Occasionally

Kneeling – Occasionally

Balancing – Occasionally

Repetitive motion – Continuously

Pivoting – Occasionally

Pushing/Pulling – Occasionally

Grasping – Continuously

Fingering – Continuously

Talking – Continuously

Driving – Occasionally

Desk work – Continuously

Use of a computer – Continuously

Use of a telephone – Occasionally

Hearing – Continuously

Exposure to adverse weather & temperature conditions – Not at all

Travel – Occasionally

Additional Information
This job description is a summary of the job duties and responsibilities and is not intended to cover all possible job duties. It is subject to change at the employer’s discretion. Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties and satisfy job requirements either with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Equal Opportunity For All
It’s not just the law. It’s something we’ve believed in since our founding. We value the diversity of all of our employee‑owners and will always be an equal opportunity employer.

Drug Free/Smoke Free workplace
Employment may be contingent on the offered candidate successfully passing one or more of the following pre‑employment screenings:

Criminal background check (required for all positions)

Motor vehicle record (MVR) check (required for positions involving driving)

Drug testing

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