Senior Remote Cloud & Production Systems Engineer

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

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Full Stack Developer (Production) for a 100% remote role supporting the Veterans Affairs network. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in systems engineering or production environments, strong cloud experience (AWS/Azure), and deep knowledge of Linux/Windows, scripting, IaC, CI/CD, and security best practices.

You will monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize large-scale production systems, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure compliance with VA

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering or related field (production environments)
• 3+ years of experience with SQL query and monitoring
• U.S. Citizenship required for this opportunity

Responsibilities

• Perform high-level, day-to-day operational support of complex application cloud systems
• Develop solutions to routine technical problems of limited scope
• Follow standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained
• Detect, isolate, document, rapidly report, and resolve system outages or problems encountered during operations of the scientific workstations, which includes the collections of diagnostic data, restoring the system operation, development of workarounds, and other activities necessary for recovery of a system
• Accurately document problems in logging and discrepancy reporting tools
• Work directly with the customer in most aspects of the day-to-day activities
• Respond to user calls regarding hardware and software problems, correcting or ensuring that problems are escalated when required
• Communicate with users and senior management the status of key problem statuses
• Perform maintenance/installation of computing infrastructure
• Implement continuous improvement methodology through the use of IT systems or procedure
• Maintain inventory of system assets
• Ensure compliance with VA standards and security policies
• Provide documentation, training, and additional duties as assigned

Skills

Cloud platforms knowledge

Linux/Windows administration

Scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

Automation tools (Ansible, Puppet,Chef

CI/CD & version control

Monitoring & logging

Security & compliance

Networking basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Linux

Windows

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

SaltStack

CloudFormation

DynaTrace

ScienceLogic

CloudWatch

Git

GitHub Actions

AWS CodeBuild

AWS CodeDeploy

SQL Server

Oracle

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Full Stack Developer (Production) for a 100% remote role supporting the Veterans Affairs network. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in systems engineering or production environments, strong cloud experience (AWS/Azure), and deep knowledge of Linux/Windows, scripting, IaC, CI/CD, and security best practices.

You will monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize large-scale production systems, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure compliance with VA