Remote Principal Cloud Engineer - Azure, DevOps & VA Healthcare

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

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) seeks a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal to lead Azure cloud initiatives for VA environments. The role is remote with emphasis on security, CI/CD, and governance across multi-subscription setups.

The candidate will design, implement, and optimize Azure infrastructure, manage security controls, and mentor engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure compliant, scalable cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services.
• Experience with large-scale, high-availability cloud architecture.
• Proficiency in Azure security practices and governance.
• Strong scripting and IaC capabilities across Azure.
• Knowledge of cost management and FinOps in Azure.

Responsibilities

• Create data flow diagrams and cloud architecture diagrams for cloud infrastructure and systems.
• Design, develop, deploy, and operate CI/CD automation technologies.
• Manage permissions in cloud services for each application and storage resource.
• Implement monitoring for cloud architectures to ensure performance and compliance with VA/Federal policies.
• Provide Cloud support for VAEC environments and ensure documentation.
• Adopt a DevOps mindset with CI/CD practices and tooling.
• Provide cloud security provider documentation and governance.

Skills

Azure design

Azure services

Azure security

Azure RBAC

CI/CD tooling

IaC tooling

Python scripting

PowerShell scripting

Docker/Kubernetes

Cost management

Mentoring

DevOps mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

20+ years of experience

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) seeks a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal to lead Azure cloud initiatives for VA environments. The role is remote with emphasis on security, CI/CD, and governance across multi-subscription setups.

The candidate will design, implement, and optimize Azure infrastructure, manage security controls, and mentor engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure compliant, scalable cloud solutions.