Remote Senior Cloud Systems Engineer: Production & Security

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

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support remote Veterans Affairs environments. You will manage cloud and on-premises infrastructure, monitor production systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure service reliability.

Applicants should have 8+ years in systems engineering, strong AWS/Azure, Linux/Windows, and security/compliance experience in government-adjacent settings.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in systems engineering or related field, production environments
• Experience with cloud-based and on-premise computing infrastructures
• Strong scripting and automation capabilities
• Familiarity with security best practices and compliance

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level operational support for complex application cloud systems
• Detect, document, report, and resolve system outages
• Collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams
• Perform maintenance/installation of computing infrastructure
• Maintain inventory of system assets and documentation

Skills

AWS

Azure

Linux/Unix

Windows

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

Automation tools (Ansible/Puppet/Chef)

IaC (CloudFormation)

Monitoring (CloudWatch)

Network basics (VPN, firewalls)

Security/compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/SE

Tools

Git

CI/CD (GitHub Actions, CodeBuild/CodeDeploy)

RDS SQL Server/Oracle RDMBS/RDS

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support remote Veterans Affairs environments. You will manage cloud and on-premises infrastructure, monitor production systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure service reliability.

Applicants should have 8+ years in systems engineering, strong AWS/Azure, Linux/Windows, and security/compliance experience in government-adjacent settings.