Remote Cloud Architect Lead – Azure, DevOps & Security

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

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal to lead Azure cloud design, governance, and security for VA environments. This remote role emphasizes building scalable architectures, automating CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring compliance with federal standards.

You will mentor engineers, manage multi-subscription deployments, and collaborate across teams to deliver secure, highly available cloud solutions for VA enterprise needs.

Qualifications

• Extensive design, deployment, and management of Azure infrastructure and services.
• Experience with HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST, GDPR, and PCI DSS compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Create data flow, cloud, and architecture diagrams for Cloud Infrastructure and systems.
• Develop, deploy, and operate automation for CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage permissions for cloud apps, storage, and services.
• Implement monitoring for cloud architecture to meet VA/Federal policies.
• Provide cloud support for VA Enterprise Cloud environments and VIP documentation requirements.
• Adopt a DevOps mindset with CI/CD tooling and practices.
• Design VAEC/cloud-hosted solutions and address readiness gaps.

Skills

Azure architecture

Cloud security

DevOps

CI/CD

Automation

Cloud governance

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

Azure monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Systems/Cloud Engineering

Tools

Azure DevOps Pipelines

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

ARM Templates

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal to lead Azure cloud design, governance, and security for VA environments. This remote role emphasizes building scalable architectures, automating CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring compliance with federal standards.

You will mentor engineers, manage multi-subscription deployments, and collaborate across teams to deliver secure, highly available cloud solutions for VA enterprise needs.