Senior Cloud Systems Engineer - Remote Production Support

Socket.dev; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer for production support. This remote role focuses on supporting complex application cloud systems, implementing automation, and maintaining security/compliance across VA assets.

The candidate will work with cloud services (AWS/Azure), scripting, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools, ensuring system reliability and performance in a government-facing environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, production environments.
• Strong cloud and on-prem integration experience.
• Must meet eligibility for government security procedures (Public Trust).

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level operational support for complex application cloud systems.
• Develop solutions for routine technical problems.
• Document problems and resolutions clearly; communicate status to stakeholders.

Skills

AWS/Azure Cloud

Linux/Unix

Windows

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

Automation tools (Ansible/Puppet/Chef)

IaC (CloudFormation)

CI/CD (GitHub Actions, CodeBuild/CodeD

Networking fundamentals

Monitoring (CloudWatch, Dynatrace)

Security/compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / IT / Systems Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

CloudFormation

Git

GitHub Actions

CodeBuild/CodeDeploy

Dynatrace

ScienceLogic

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer for production support. This remote role focuses on supporting complex application cloud systems, implementing automation, and maintaining security/compliance across VA assets.

The candidate will work with cloud services (AWS/Azure), scripting, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools, ensuring system reliability and performance in a government-facing environment.