Remote Azure Cloud Architect – Principal Engineer

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG); Overland Park (KS); Remote; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Cloud Computing Engineer Principal for the Veterans Affairs (VA) program. This remote, 100% U.S.-based role requires deep Azure expertise and a track record of building scalable, secure cloud solutions for healthcare-related systems.

The role emphasizes CI/CD, DevOps practices, multi-subscription governance, and strong security controls. A public trust clearance and U.S. citizenship are preferred. VA experience is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Azure infrastructure design, deployment and management
• Large-scale, high-availability cloud architecture experience
• Azure services: VMs, Blob Storage, SQL, VNet, Functions, Entra ID, ARM, Monitor, DNS
• Experience with Azure security, RBAC, DDoS protection, WAF
• Proficiency in Python/PowerShell/Bash/NodeJS
• IaC tools like ARM Templates, Ansible, GitOps
• Monitoring and observability with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics
• Knowledge of HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST, GDPR, PCI DSS compliance
• Experience with multi-subscription governance (Management Groups, Policies)

Responsibilities

• Create data flow, cloud, transition and architecture diagrams
• Develop and operate CI/CD automation
• Manage cloud permissions for each app and resource
• Design and implement monitoring for cloud environments
• Provide VA Enterprise Cloud provisioning and support
• Ensure VAEC Azure GovCloud compliance
• Adopt DevOps mindset with CI/CD tooling
• Produce cloud security provider documentation
• Design VAEC/cloud-hosted solutions and close gaps

Skills

Azure infrastructure

Cloud architecture

DevOps

CI/CD

Scripting

IaC

Monitoring

Security

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Systems/Cloud Eng

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Cloud Computing Engineer Principal for the Veterans Affairs (VA) program. This remote, 100% U.S.-based role requires deep Azure expertise and a track record of building scalable, secure cloud solutions for healthcare-related systems.

The role emphasizes CI/CD, DevOps practices, multi-subscription governance, and strong security controls. A public trust clearance and U.S. citizenship are preferred. VA experience is highly valued.