Remote Principal Cloud Engineer – Azure & DevOps Leader

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG); Silver Spring (MD); Remote; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) seeks a Principal Cloud Computing Engineer to lead Azure-based cloud architecture for VA Enterprise Cloud environments. This remote, US-based role requires deep experience in Azure services, security, and DevOps practices to deliver compliant, scalable solutions.

You will design data flows and cloud diagrams, implement CI/CD automation, and guide multi-subscription governance while ensuring HIPAA, FedRAMP, and NIST alignment.

Qualifications

• Proven Azure design, deployment, and management experience.

Responsibilities

• Create data flow diagrams, cloud diagrams, transition diagrams, and high-level architecture diagrams for Cloud Infrastructure and systems.
• Design, develop, deploy, and operate CI/CD automation technologies.
• Manage permissions in cloud environments for each app, storage, and service.
• Implement monitoring for cloud architecture to ensure performance and compliance.
• Provide Cloud support for VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) environments and VIP requirements.
• Adopt a DevOps mindset with CI/CD practices and tooling.
• Produce Cloud Security Provider Documentation.
• Design VAEC cloud-hosted solutions and address cloud-readiness gaps.

Skills

Azure cloud design

Azure security

CI/CD automation

IaC (ARM/Terraform)

Cloud architecture

Azure networking

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

DevOps mindset

Monitoring & observability

Azure SQL/DB services

Kubernetes/AKS

Security compliance (HIPAA/FedRAMP/NST

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Systems Engineering / Cloud Engineering or related field

20+ years of professional experience OR Master’s +10 years

Tools

Azure

PowerShell

Python

GitHub Actions

Docker

AKS

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) seeks a Principal Cloud Computing Engineer to lead Azure-based cloud architecture for VA Enterprise Cloud environments. This remote, US-based role requires deep experience in Azure services, security, and DevOps practices to deliver compliant, scalable solutions.

You will design data flows and cloud diagrams, implement CI/CD automation, and guide multi-subscription governance while ensuring HIPAA, FedRAMP, and NIST alignment.