Remote Principal Cloud Architect – Azure & DevOps

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG); Grand Rapids (MI); Remote; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) seeks a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal (MCCF-Healthcare Systems) to lead Azure cloud design, CI/CD automation, and security for VA environments. This 100% remote role emphasizes DevOps, governance, and compliance with HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST, GDPR, and PCI DSS.

Ideal candidates have 20+ years of experience, strong Azure expertise, and U.S. citizenship. The position is full-time, W-2, remote, with Public Trust (MBI) clearance potential and VA-centric duties.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Azure security practices and HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST, GDPR, PCI DSS.
• Experience modeling large-scale, highly available Azure architectures.
• Proficiency with scripting for automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash, JS).
• Experience with IaC tools such as ARM Templates, Ansible, GitOps.
• Experience in multi-subscription governance using Management Groups and Azure Policy.

Responsibilities

• Create cloud diagrams, data flow diagrams, and high-level architecture diagrams.
• Design, deploy, and operate CI/CD automation technologies.
• Manage permissions and access controls for cloud applications.
• Implement monitoring and ensure compliance with VA/Federal policies.
• Provide cloud support for VAEC Azure GovCloud environments and VIP requirements.
• Adopt a DevOps mindset with CI/CD tooling and cloud security documentation.
• Design VAEC/cloud-hosted solutions and address cloud-readiness gaps.

Skills

Azure architecture

Azure VM

Azure Storage

Azure SQL DB

Azure Networking

RBAC

DDoS Protection

WAF

CI/CD pipelines

IaC

ARM Templates

GitHub Actions

Docker

AKS

Monitoring

Python

PowerShell

Security Compliance

DevOps

Cloud Cost Management

Education

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

20+ years of experience

Tools

Azure DevOps Pipelines

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Prometheus

Grafana

New Relic

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) seeks a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal (MCCF-Healthcare Systems) to lead Azure cloud design, CI/CD automation, and security for VA environments. This 100% remote role emphasizes DevOps, governance, and compliance with HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST, GDPR, and PCI DSS.

Ideal candidates have 20+ years of experience, strong Azure expertise, and U.S. citizenship. The position is full-time, W-2, remote, with Public Trust (MBI) clearance potential and VA-centric duties.