Remote Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Support Engineer

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Potomac (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Application/Infrastructure Support Engineer to provide high-level operational support for cloud systems. The role is 100% remote within the United States, working under VA department guidelines and a Public Trust (MBI) clearance framework.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in systems engineering, strong Linux/Windows expertise, and robust scripting/automation experience across AWS/Azure, CI/CD, and IaC tooling.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in systems engineering, production environments.
• 3+ years SQL query and monitoring experience.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance (Public Trust).
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud services and modern cloud-native architectures.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational support for complex cloud-based applications.
• Develop solutions to routine technical problems of limited scope.
• Document issues and resolutions clearly.
• Assist customers in day-to-day activities and provide status updates to management.
• Maintain and install computing infrastructure and enforce VA security policies.

Skills

AWS/Azure Cloud

Linux/Unix

Windows OS

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

Automation tools

IaC (CloudFormation)

Cloud monitoring (CloudWatch)

CI/CD pipelines

Git & GitHub Actions

SQL/Oracle databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/SE

Tools

AWS

Azure

CloudFormation

Git

GitHub Actions

CodeBuild

CodeDeploy

Dynatrace

ScienceLogic

CloudWatch

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

SaltStack

Terraform

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Application/Infrastructure Support Engineer to provide high-level operational support for cloud systems. The role is 100% remote within the United States, working under VA department guidelines and a Public Trust (MBI) clearance framework.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in systems engineering, strong Linux/Windows expertise, and robust scripting/automation experience across AWS/Azure, CI/CD, and IaC tooling.