Remote Senior Cloud Systems Engineer

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking an experienced systems engineer for a fully remote role supporting Veterans Affairs. Responsibilities include operational support of cloud-based systems, resolving outages, and documenting issues for formal tracking.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years in production environments, strong AWS/Azure, Linux/Windows proficiency, and expertise with automation and IaC tools. Must hold U.S. citizenship and Public Trust clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering or related field, production environments.
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud services and modern monitoring tools.
• Strong Linux/Unix and Windows OS proficiency; effective problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational support of complex cloud systems.
• Develop solutions to routine technical problems of limited scope.
• Document problems and resolutions in logging tools; communicate status to stakeholders.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Azure Cloud

Linux/Unix

Windows OS

Python scripting

Automation tools

IaC (CloudFormation)

Git/GitHub

CI/CD

Monitoring tools

Networking basics

Security best practices

SQL querying

On-call support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Systems Engineering

Tools

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

AWS CodeBuild

CodeDeploy

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

SaltStack

DynaTrace

Science Logic

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking an experienced systems engineer for a fully remote role supporting Veterans Affairs. Responsibilities include operational support of cloud-based systems, resolving outages, and documenting issues for formal tracking.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years in production environments, strong AWS/Azure, Linux/Windows proficiency, and expertise with automation and IaC tools. Must hold U.S. citizenship and Public Trust clearance eligibility.