Remote Senior Cloud Architect - Azure & DevOps Lead

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG); Newport News (VA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Cloud Computing Engineer Principal to design and manage Azure-based cloud infrastructure for VA Enterprise Cloud environments. This remote, full-time role requires deep Azure expertise, DevOps proficiency, and strong security/compliance background.

The position emphasizes CI/CD automation, multi-subscription governance, and cost management in a high-security healthcare context. U.S. citizenship and a Public Trust clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering or related field.
• 20+ years of professional experience as described.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Create data flow diagrams, cloud diagrams, and high-level architecture diagrams for Cloud Infrastructure, apps, and systems.
• Design, develop, deploy, and operate automation for CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage and control permissions in the cloud for each app, storage, and service.
• Design and implement monitoring for cloud architecture to ensure performance and compliance.
• Provide Cloud support for VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) environments and VIP relevance.
• Adopt a DevOps mindset with CI/CD tooling.
• Lead cloud modernization, migration, and transformation initiatives with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Azure cloud services

CI/CD practices

DevOps mindset

Security compliance

Education

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

Tools

Azure ARM Templates

Ansible

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Docker

AKS / Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

New Relic

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Cloud Computing Engineer Principal to design and manage Azure-based cloud infrastructure for VA Enterprise Cloud environments. This remote, full-time role requires deep Azure expertise, DevOps proficiency, and strong security/compliance background.

The position emphasizes CI/CD automation, multi-subscription governance, and cost management in a high-security healthcare context. U.S. citizenship and a Public Trust clearance are required.