Azure Cloud Architect – Principal (Remote)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG); Orlando (FL); Remote; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Cloud Computing Engineer Principal (MCCF-Healthcare Systems) to support VA cloud environments. This remote, full-time role requires deep Azure expertise, DevOps mindset, and strong security practices to ensure compliant, scalable VA Enterprise Cloud workloads.

You'll design and implement cloud architectures, CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and monitoring across VAEC environments, while coordinating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. U.S.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and managing Azure infrastructure at scale.
• Experience with high-availability cloud architectures and governance.
• Strong security practices aligned with HIPAA/FedRAMP/NIST/PCI DSS.
• Proficiency in scripting languages for automation and cloud operations.

Responsibilities

• Create data flow and cloud diagrams, architecture diagrams for cloud systems.
• Design, deploy, and operate CI/CD automation technologies.
• Manage permissions in cloud providers for each app and storage.
• Implement monitoring for cloud architecture and VAEC environments to ensure compliance.
• Provide cloud support for VAEC Azure (GovCloud) environments, with VIP development/release/docs.

Skills

Azure infrastructure design

CI/CD

DevOps mindset

Cloud security practices

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

IaC (ARM/Ansible/GitOps)

Monitoring and observability

Azure networking

Governance & cost management

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering or related

Tools

Azure DevOps Pipelines

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates

Terraform

Kubernetes / AKS

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Cloud Computing Engineer Principal (MCCF-Healthcare Systems) to support VA cloud environments. This remote, full-time role requires deep Azure expertise, DevOps mindset, and strong security practices to ensure compliant, scalable VA Enterprise Cloud workloads.

You'll design and implement cloud architectures, CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and monitoring across VAEC environments, while coordinating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. U.S.