Solutions Architect

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

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a skilled Solutions Architect to design, deploy, and govern Azure cloud architectures for VA programs. This remote role calls for deep Azure expertise, security discipline, and proven ability to craft complete, cost-effective solutions that meet customer requirements.

The role collaborates with business development, capture, and proposal teams to deliver competitive bids and coordinate technical staff across pre-bid activities while aligning with enterprise

Qualifications

• Experience designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services.
• Experience with high-availability, large-scale cloud architecture.
• Strong knowledge of Azure services and security capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop a complete solution meeting all requirements for a price-competitive proposal.
• Collaborate with BD, capture, and proposal teams to optimize solutions.
• Coordinate technical staff for pre-bid and proposal efforts.
• Guide team to meet objectives within policy constraints.
• Design, implement, and govern secure, scalable Azure cloud architectures.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Requirements gathering

Proposal development

Team leadership

Security governance

Tools

Azure Virtual Machines

Azure Storage

Azure SQL Database

Azure VNet

ARM templates

Azure Monitor

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Solutions Architect
Location: Remote
Department: Veterans Affairs (VA)
Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Experienced
Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (MBI)
Salary Range: $109,623 - $126,790
If you have previously applied to Syms Strategic Group (SSG), there is no need to reapply. Applications are still under review.
Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Leverage domain expertise to develop a comprehensive understanding of customer requirements
• Lead the development of a complete solution meeting all requirements resulting in a price competitive proposal
• Collaborate with business development, capture, proposal, and other team members to optimize the proposed solutions
• Identify technical staff needs to support Pre-Bid and Proposal (B&P) and B&P activities
• Coordinate assignment of technical personnel to proposal efforts
• Coordinate with team member technical leadership and technical contributors on solution development, proposal writing, and estimating
• Provide subject matter expertise to meet customer technical, schedule, and cost requirements within applicable risk parameters
• Work closely with the Enterprise Architect to design, implement, and govern secure, scalable, and highly available Azure cloud architectures, ensuring alignment with enterprise technology standards, business objectives, security requirements, and cloud government best practices
• Contribute to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards
• Receive assignments in the form of objectives and establish goals to meet objectives
• Provide guidance to the team members to achieve goals in accordance with established policies
• Develop solutions to complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation
• Ensure solutions are consistent with organizational objectives
• Determine technical objectives of assignment

Required Skills and Experience

• A proven track record of designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services
• Experience with large-scale, high-availability, and scalable cloud architecture
• Extensive experience in core Azure services, including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure Structured Query Language (SQL) Database, Azure Virtual Network (VNet), Azure Functions, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, Azure Monitor, and Azure Domain Name System (DNS)
• Experience implementing Azure security services and best practices, including Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection, Azure Firewall, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Web Application Firewall (WAF)
• A strong understanding of Azure networking capabilities, including VNet peering, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Private Link, and hybrid connectivity architectures
• A proven ability to design, deploy, and manage secure, scalable, and highly available Azure cloud solutions that support enterprise business requirements
• Experience establishing and governing multi-subscription Azure environments using Azure Management Groups, Azure Policy, and Azure Landing Zones
• Knowledge of cloud financial management practices, including Azure Cost Management, budgeting, resource optimization, and cost governance strategies
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI), and other automation frameworks
• Expertise with monitoring, logging, and observability solutions such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Microsoft Sentinel, and third-party monitoring platforms
• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing the performance, availability, and reliability of Azure resources and workloads
• A strong understanding of Azure security architecture, governance, compliance, and regulatory frameworks, including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), and industry-specific standards
• Experience implementing encryption, key management, identity management, and privileged access controls using Azure Key Vault and Microsoft Entra ID
• Knowledge of Azure data platform services, including Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos Database (DB), Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Lake Storage
• Experience with database performance optimization, high-availability configurations, backup and recovery planning, and disaster recovery strategies
• A familiarity with modern continuous integration and continuous delivery (