Remote Principal Azure Cloud Engineer (VA Healthcare)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG); Panama City (FL); Remote; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Cloud Computing Engineer Principal (MCCF-Healthcare Systems) for remote work supporting VA environments. The role emphasizes Azure infrastructure, security, and DevOps practices across government cloud contexts.

The candidate will design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud solutions, develop automation for CI/CD, and ensure compliance with HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST, GDPR, and PCI DSS. A 100% US-based remote position with security clearances is required.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services.
• Experience with high-availability, scalable cloud architectures.
• Proficiency with Azure security practices (Entra ID, RBAC, DDoS, WAF).
• Scripting in Python/PowerShell for automation.
• Experience with IaC tools such as ARM templates, Ansible, GitOps.

Responsibilities

• Create data flow diagrams, cloud diagrams, and architecture diagrams for Cloud Infrastructure and systems.
• Design, deploy, and operate automation technologies for CI/CD.
• Manage permissions for cloud applications, storage, and services.
• Implement monitoring for cloud architecture to ensure performance and compliance.
• Provide Cloud support for VAEC environments and VIP development/release/docs.

Skills

Azure

CI/CD

Security & compliance

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

IaC (ARM/Ansible)

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes

Monitoring tools

Networking (VNet/ExpressRoute)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Azure services

Azure Monitor

AAD/Azure RBAC

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Cloud Computing Engineer Principal (MCCF-Healthcare Systems) for remote work supporting VA environments. The role emphasizes Azure infrastructure, security, and DevOps practices across government cloud contexts.

The candidate will design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud solutions, develop automation for CI/CD, and ensure compliance with HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST, GDPR, and PCI DSS. A 100% US-based remote position with security clearances is required.