Senior Remote Cloud Production Engineer

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

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a production-focused engineer to support remote operations for the VA. You will manage cloud-based systems, implement automation, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to uphold performance and security standards.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in production environments, strong Linux/Windows skills, scripting abilities, and experience with CI/CD pipelines. Public Trust clearance and U.S. citizenship are required for this W-2 role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• 8+ years of experience in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-level, day-to-day operational support of complex application cloud systems.
• Develop solutions to routine technical problems of limited scope.
• Document problems clearly and report outages with diagnostic data.
• Interact with customers to address day-to-day operational needs and priorities.
• Maintain and install computing infrastructure and ensure VA security compliance.
• Participate in on-call rotations and drive continuous improvement of processes.

Skills

Cloud computing

Linux/Windows

Scripting

On-call support

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

CI/CD tools

Git / GitHub Actions

Ansible / Puppet / Chef

CloudFormation

RDS SQL Server / Oracle RDBMS

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a production-focused engineer to support remote operations for the VA. You will manage cloud-based systems, implement automation, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to uphold performance and security standards.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in production environments, strong Linux/Windows skills, scripting abilities, and experience with CI/CD pipelines. Public Trust clearance and U.S. citizenship are required for this W-2 role.