Solutions Architect Principal

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

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) seeks a Solutions Architect Principal to lead Azure-based, secure, scalable cloud solutions for VA. This remote, full-time role focuses on pre-bid activities, proposal leadership, and governance across enterprise Azure environments.

You will design, implement, and optimize architectures aligning with security, compliance, and cost-management objectives to deliver compelling, compliant proposals.

Qualifications

• Deep experience designing and deploying Azure infrastructure and services.
• Proven ability to design high-availability, scalable cloud architectures.
• Strong knowledge of Azure security services, governance, and compliance.
• Experience with multi-subscription governance and Azure Landing Zones.
• Proficiency in Python/PowerShell and Azure CLI for automation.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps practices in Azure environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of complete solutions meeting customer requirements for compelling proposals.
• Coordinate with BD, capture, proposal teams to optimize proposed solutions.
• Identify staff needs for Pre-Bid and Proposal activities and assign personnel.
• Design, implement, and govern secure, scalable Azure cloud architectures.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise standards, security requirements, and cost governance.

Skills

Azure architecture

High availability design

Security governance

Cloud cost mgmt

Tools

Azure VMs

Azure Storage

Azure SQL

Azure VNet

Azure Functions

Azure AD

ARM templates

Azure Monitor

Azure DNS

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Solutions Architect Principal

Location: Remote

Department: Veterans Affairs (VA)

Type: Full Time

Min. Experience: Experienced

Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (MBI)

Salary Range: $109,623 - $126,790

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 (CI/CD) methodologies and DevOps practices using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, and related