Remote Senior Systems Engineer II — Production & Cloud Ops

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG); Starkville (MS); Remote; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer (Production Support) for a 100% remote U.S.-based role. The engineer will manage cloud systems (AWS/Azure), implement automation, and ensure high availability of production workloads in a VA department context.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in systems engineering, strong Linux/Windows skills, and experience with CI/CD and IaC. On-call duties may apply; strong collaboration with security, development, and operations is required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering or a related field, production environments.
• 3+ years of experience with SQL queries and monitoring.
• US citizenship required.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).
• Experience with Linux/Unix and Windows administration.
• Automation and scripting for IT operations (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and IaC tooling.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational support for complex application cloud systems.
• Develop solutions to routine technical problems of limited scope.
• Monitor and report system outages; implement workarounds and recovery.
• Collaborate with customers and teams to resolve issues and improve processes.
• Maintain documentation and ensure compliance with VA standards.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Linux/Windows

Python/Bash/PowerShell

Automation

IaC (CloudFormation)

CI/CD

Monitoring tools

Networking basics

Security/compliance

SQL queries & monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/SE

Tools

Git

GitHub Actions

AWS CodeBuild/CodeDeploy

Ansible/Puppet/Chef

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer (Production Support) for a 100% remote U.S.-based role. The engineer will manage cloud systems (AWS/Azure), implement automation, and ensure high availability of production workloads in a VA department context.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in systems engineering, strong Linux/Windows skills, and experience with CI/CD and IaC. On-call duties may apply; strong collaboration with security, development, and operations is required.