Remote Principal Cloud Engineer - Azure Mastery

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

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal to lead Azure-based cloud initiatives for Healthcare Systems in a remote capacity. The role focuses on design, deployment, automation, monitoring, and compliance within VA environments, with strong emphasis on DevOps and security practices.

With 20+ years of experience preferred, the candidate will mentor engineers, orchestrate multi-subscription architectures, and ensure HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST, GDPR, and PCI DSS compliance

Qualifications

• Azure cloud experience and architecture design
• CI/CD automation and DevOps mindset
• Security, compliance, and governance in cloud environments
• Ability to mentor engineers and lead cross‑functional teams
• Strong documentation and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Create data flow diagrams, cloud diagrams, and high-level architecture diagrams for cloud infrastructure, applications, and systems
• Design, develop, deploy, and operate automation technologies for CI/CD
• Manage permissions in the cloud for each application, storage, and service
• Implement monitoring for cloud architecture to ensure performance and VA/Federal policy compliance
• Provide Cloud support for VAEC Azure environments, ensuring VIP development, release, and documentation
• Adopt a DevOps mindset with CI/CD practices and tooling
• Prepare Cloud Security Provider Documentation
• Design VAEC/cloud-hosted solutions and address cloud-readiness gaps

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal to lead Azure-based cloud initiatives for Healthcare Systems in a remote capacity. The role focuses on design, deployment, automation, monitoring, and compliance within VA environments, with strong emphasis on DevOps and security practices.

With 20+ years of experience preferred, the candidate will mentor engineers, orchestrate multi-subscription architectures, and ensure HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST, GDPR, and PCI DSS compliance