Azure Cloud Architect, Principal — Remote

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Hagerstown (MD); Remote; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal (MCCF-Healthcare Systems) for a 100% remote, US-based role. The candidate will lead the design, deployment, and operation of Azure cloud infrastructure, focusing on high availability, security, and regulatory compliance for VA programs.

Responsibilities include CI/CD automation, cloud governance, and monitoring across VA Enterprise Cloud environments, with strong emphasis on HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST, and PCI DSS controls.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services.
• Experience with large-scale, high-availability, and scalable cloud architecture.
• Expertise in core Azure services (VMs, Storage, SQL, VNet, Functions, Entra ID, ARM, Monitor, DNS).
• Experience with Azure security practices (RBAC, DDoS, WAF).
• Proficiency with IaC tools (ARM, Ansible, GitOps).

Responsibilities

• Create data flow diagrams, cloud diagrams, and high-level architecture diagrams for Cloud Infrastructure, apps, and systems.
• Design, develop, deploy, and operate automation for CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage permissions in cloud providers for each app, storage, and service.
• Implement monitoring for cloud architectures to meet VA/Federal policies.
• Provide Cloud support and provisioning for VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) environments.
• Support VAEC Azure GovCloud environments ensuring VIP compliance in releases and docs.
• Adopt a DevOps mindset with CI/CD tooling.
• Provide Cloud Security Provider Documentation.
• Design VAEC/cloud-hosted solutions and address readiness gaps.

Skills

Azure infrastructure

CI/CD

Cloud security

IaC tools

Python scripting

Azure services

Networking in Azure

Monitoring tools

Governance policies

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/ENG

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal (MCCF-Healthcare Systems) for a 100% remote, US-based role. The candidate will lead the design, deployment, and operation of Azure cloud infrastructure, focusing on high availability, security, and regulatory compliance for VA programs.

Responsibilities include CI/CD automation, cloud governance, and monitoring across VA Enterprise Cloud environments, with strong emphasis on HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST, and PCI DSS controls.