Principal Azure Cloud Engineer – Remote

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Ann Arbor (MI); Remote; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal to support the VA's cloud infrastructure remotely. The role focuses on designing Azure-based architectures, implementing CI/CD automation, and enforcing security and governance across cloud resources.

The position requires deep expertise in Azure services, security best practices, and DevOps capabilities, with responsibilities spanning design, deployment, monitoring, and cross-team collaboration to deliver secure and

Qualifications

• Experience designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services.
• Experience with large-scale, high-availability, scalable cloud architectures.
• Proficiency with Azure security practices and RBAC, DDoS protection, and WAF.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling and DevOps mindset.

Responsibilities

• Create data flow and cloud diagrams for Cloud Infrastructure and systems.
• Design, develop, deploy, and operate automation for CI/CD.
• Manage permissions for cloud applications, storage, and services.
• Implement monitoring for cloud architectures and cloud-hosted systems to ensure performance and compliance.
• Provide Cloud support for VA Enterprise Cloud environments and VIP requirements.
• Lead cloud modernization and migration initiatives with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Azure infrastructure

Azure security

CI/CD

DevOps

Cloud architecture

Automation scripting

Monitoring/observability

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure VM

Azure SQL DB

Azure Blob Storage

ARM Templates

Ansible

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Docker/Kubernetes

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal to support the VA's cloud infrastructure remotely. The role focuses on designing Azure-based architectures, implementing CI/CD automation, and enforcing security and governance across cloud resources.

The position requires deep expertise in Azure services, security best practices, and DevOps capabilities, with responsibilities spanning design, deployment, monitoring, and cross-team collaboration to deliver secure and