Senior Azure Cloud Architect Lead - Remote Healthcare IT

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

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal (MCCF-Healthcare Systems). This role focuses on designing and operating Azure-based cloud infrastructure for VA environments, with emphasis on security, scalability, and compliance. Remote work is offered with strict U.S.

scope. Required expertise includes Azure services, IaC, DevOps tooling, and strong scripting abilities. Candidates must meet U.S.

Qualifications

• Design, deploy, and manage Azure infrastructure and services.
• Experience with large-scale, highly available cloud architecture.
• Strong knowledge of Azure core services (VMs, Blob Storage, SQL DB, VNet, Functions, Entra ID, ARM).
• Proficient in Azure security (RBAC, DDoS Protection, WAF).
• Experience with networking (VNet Peering, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway).
• Ability to design and govern multi-subscription Azure environments.
• Knowledge of cloud cost management and FinOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Create data flow and cloud diagrams for Azure infrastructure and applications.
• Develop, test, deploy, and operate CI/CD automation.
• Manage cloud permissions for each application/service.
• Implement monitoring for cloud architecture to meet VA/Fed policies.
• Provide Cloud support for VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) environments.

Skills

Azure infrastructure design

Azure services expertise

DevOps practices

CI/CD tooling

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash/Node

IaC (ARM, Ansible, GitOps)

Azure Monitor / Logging

Security & compliance (HIPAA, FedRAMP,

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Engineering or related field

Master’s degree (optional) in related field

Tools

Azure DevOps Pipelines

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal (MCCF-Healthcare Systems). This role focuses on designing and operating Azure-based cloud infrastructure for VA environments, with emphasis on security, scalability, and compliance. Remote work is offered with strict U.S.

scope. Required expertise includes Azure services, IaC, DevOps tooling, and strong scripting abilities. Candidates must meet U.S.