Senior Azure Cloud Engineer - DevOps & Architecture (Remote)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Grand Rapids (MI); Remote; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is hiring a Full Stack Developer (Cloud) to design and operate Azure cloud solutions for VA environments. The role emphasizes CI/CD automation, security governance, and scalable architectures.

Ideal candidates have strong Azure experience, DevOps tooling proficiency, and the ability to mentor engineers across multiple projects. This is a remote, US-based opportunity with strict security requirements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services.
• Experience with large-scale, highly available cloud architectures.
• Proficiency with core Azure services (VMs, Blob, SQL DB, VNet, Functions, Entra ID, ARM, Monitor, DNS).
• Knowledge of HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST, GDPR, PCI DSS security controls.

Responsibilities

• Create cloud architecture diagrams and roadmaps for VAEC environments.
• Design, develop, deploy, and operate CI/CD automation.
• Manage permissions and access controls in cloud environments.
• Monitor cloud resources for performance, security, and compliance.
• Provide cloud support for VAEC Azure GovCloud environments.
• Adopt DevOps practices and document security controls.

Skills

Azure

Cloud Architecture

CI/CD

Security

PowerShell/Python/JS

IaC (ARM/Ansible)

Monitoring/Observability

Cost Management

DevOps mindset

Leadership/Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Docker

Kubernetes (AKS)

Azure Monitor

Azure Security Center/Azure WAF

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is hiring a Full Stack Developer (Cloud) to design and operate Azure cloud solutions for VA environments. The role emphasizes CI/CD automation, security governance, and scalable architectures.

Ideal candidates have strong Azure experience, DevOps tooling proficiency, and the ability to mentor engineers across multiple projects. This is a remote, US-based opportunity with strict security requirements.