Remote Azure Solutions Architect - Cloud Security & HA

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Ridgeland (MS); Remote; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a senior Azure-focused architect for a 100% remote US-based role. You will design, deploy, and govern secure Azure solutions, leading pre-bid and proposal efforts and mentoring engineers.

Strong security, governance, and compliance experience are required. Applicants should have 10+ years in software/cloud environments, deep knowledge of HIPAA/GDPR/PCI DSS, and hands-on DevOps with Azure.

Qualifications

• Proven Azure infrastructure design, deployment, and management experience.
• Experience with large-scale, high-availability cloud architecture.
• Extensive Azure services experience: VMs, Storage, SQL DB, VNet, Functions, Entra ID, ARM, Monitor, DNS.
• Experience implementing Azure security services incl. Entra ID, DDoS, Firewall, Defender, WAF.
• Strong Azure networking knowledge: VNet peering, ExpressRoute, VPN, Private Link, hybrid.
• Experience multi-subscription governance with Management Groups, Policy, Landing Zones.
• Familiar with cloud cost management and optimization.
• Scripting in Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI.
• Monitoring and observability with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, App Insights, Sentinel.
• HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS knowledge and standards.
• Encryption, key management, identity management with Key Vault and Entra ID.
• CI/CD/DevOps with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of customer requirements.
• Lead development of a complete solution for a price-competitive proposal.
• Collaborate with BD, capture, proposal teams to optimize solutions.
• Identify staff needs to support Pre-Bid and Proposal activities.
• Coordinate assignment of technical personnel to proposal efforts.
• Coordinate with team on solution development, proposal writing, and estimating.
• Provide SME guidance to meet customer requirements within risk parameters.
• Design, implement, and govern secure, scalable Azure architectures.
• Contribute to new concepts, techniques, and standards.
• Establish objectives and guide team to meet policies.
• Develop solutions to complex problems with ingenuity and innovation.
• Mentor engineers and maintain governance documentation.
• Ensure alignment with organizational objectives and timelines.

Skills

Azure infrastructure

Cloud architecture

Azure security

CI/CD DevOps

Scripting: Python

Scripting: PowerShell

Azure CLI

Monitoring & observability

HIPAA/GDPR/PCI DSS knowledge

Encryption & key management

Identity management

Azure networking (VNet, ExpressRoute)

Education

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

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Azure Pipelines

Azure Key Vault

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a senior Azure-focused architect for a 100% remote US-based role. You will design, deploy, and govern secure Azure solutions, leading pre-bid and proposal efforts and mentoring engineers.

Strong security, governance, and compliance experience are required. Applicants should have 10+ years in software/cloud environments, deep knowledge of HIPAA/GDPR/PCI DSS, and hands-on DevOps with Azure.