Principal Azure Solutions Architect - Remote

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG); Newport News (VA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) is seeking a seasoned Solutions Architect Principal to lead Azure cloud strategy for the VA program. This 100% remote, U.S.-based role requires a Public Trust (MBI) clearance and strong hands-on expertise in scalable Azure architectures, security, and governance.

You will partner with business development, capture, and engineering teams to design secure, compliant cloud solutions, mentor engineers, and drive multi-subscription governance, cost optimization, and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services.
• Experience with high-availability, large-scale cloud architectures.
• Strong knowledge of Azure services (VMs, Storage, SQL DB, VNet, AKS, DNS).
• Experience with Azure security services and best practices (Azure DDoS, Defender, WAF).
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI).

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of complete Azure-based solutions meeting requirements for a price-competitive proposal.
• Collaborate with business development, capture, proposal, and other teams to optimize solutions.
• Coordinate with technical leadership on solution development, proposal writing, and estimating.
• Design, implement, and govern secure, scalable Azure cloud architectures aligned with standards and security requirements.
• Mentor engineers and teams while maintaining architectural governance across projects.

Skills

Azure cloud architecture

Security governance

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Scripting

Azure DevOps

Cost management

Multi-subscription governance

Azure networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) is seeking a seasoned Solutions Architect Principal to lead Azure cloud strategy for the VA program. This 100% remote, U.S.-based role requires a Public Trust (MBI) clearance and strong hands-on expertise in scalable Azure architectures, security, and governance.

You will partner with business development, capture, and engineering teams to design secure, compliant cloud solutions, mentor engineers, and drive multi-subscription governance, cost optimization, and