Principal Cloud Architect - Azure & DevOps (Remote)

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

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal to lead Azure infrastructure design and cloud governance in a remote U.S. environment. The role requires extensive Azure expertise, security controls, and compliance with VA/Federal standards.

U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance are required. The position supports VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) environments, CI/CD automation, and on-call responsiveness.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and deploying Azure infrastructure and services.
• Proficiency with HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST, GDPR, PCI DSS compliance.
• Experience managing multi-subscription Azure environments.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create data flow diagrams, cloud diagrams, transition diagrams, and high-level architecture diagrams on Cloud Infrastructure, applications, and systems
• Design, develop, deploy, and operate automation technologies for CI/CD
• Manage and control permissions in the cloud service provider for each cloud application, storage, and service being hosted
• Implement, manage, and design monitoring capabilities for cloud architecture and cloud-hosted systems and applications to ensure optimal performance and compliance with VA/Federal policies
• Provide customer-focused support for Product lines and Services, including setup, configuration, and provisioning of VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) environments
• Provide Cloud support services for systems and applications in the VAEC Azure (GovCloud) environments, ensuring compliance with VIP development, release, and documentation requirements
• Adopt a DevOps mindset with an understanding of CI/CD practices and tooling
• Provide Cloud Security Provider Documentation
• Design VAEC/cloud-hosted solutions and address cloud-readiness gaps

Skills

Azure design

Cloud security

CI/CD automation

Azure cost mgmt

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

IaC (ARM/Ansible/GitOps)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS / Systems / Cloud Eng

Master’s degree in CS / Systems / Cloud Eng

Tools

Azure DevOps Pipelines

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal to lead Azure infrastructure design and cloud governance in a remote U.S. environment. The role requires extensive Azure expertise, security controls, and compliance with VA/Federal standards.

U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance are required. The position supports VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) environments, CI/CD automation, and on-call responsiveness.