Remote Azure Solutions Architect — Gov-Ready Cloud

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; San Antonio (TX); Remote; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a senior Azure-focused architect to lead cloud solution development for government-related programs. You will design secure, scalable Azure architectures, collaborate with BD and proposal teams, and provide expert guidance to ensure alignment with security and regulatory requirements.

The role emphasizes cloud governance, cost management, and mentoring engineers across multi-subscription environments using Azure DevOps, ARM templates, and modern CI/CD

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services.
• Experience with large-scale, high-availability, and scalable cloud architecture.
• Experience with core Azure services: VMs, Storage, SQL DB, VNet, Functions, Azure AD, ARM templates, DNS.
• Experience implementing Azure security services and best practices: DDoS Protect, Firewall, Defender, WAF.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking: VNet peering, ExpressRoute, VPN, Private Link.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of a complete solution meeting all requirements for price-competitive proposals.
• Coordinate with BD, capture, and proposal teams to optimize solutions.
• Provide subject matter expertise to meet customer technical, schedule, and cost requirements within risk parameters.
• Work with Enterprise Architect to design secure, scalable Azure cloud architectures aligned to standards and security requirements.
• Mentor engineers and technical teams while maintaining governance documentation and standards.

Skills

Azure cloud architecture

Azure security

Azure networking

Azure governance

Scripting/automation

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Azure Monitor

Azure Key Vault

Mentoring/leadership

Vendor collaboration

Azure IAM/Azure AD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Systems Engineering / Cloud Engineering

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Azure Pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes (AKS)

Azure Monitor

Azure SQL / Cosmos / Synapse

Azure Key Vault

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a senior Azure-focused architect to lead cloud solution development for government-related programs. You will design secure, scalable Azure architectures, collaborate with BD and proposal teams, and provide expert guidance to ensure alignment with security and regulatory requirements.

The role emphasizes cloud governance, cost management, and mentoring engineers across multi-subscription environments using Azure DevOps, ARM templates, and modern CI/CD