Cloud Computing Engineer Principal

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•New Orleans, LA

1d•$109,623 - $126,790•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group is hiring a Cloud Computing Engineer Principal to support Veterans Affairs healthcare systems. This 100% U.S.-based remote position provides cloud engineering services for VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) Azure GovCloud environments, including architecture, deployment, operations, security, monitoring, and customer-focused support. Candidates residing in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. This is a W-2 position and requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). Selected applicants will undergo a government security investigation and may be subject to background checks, drug testing, and creditworthiness review. The role designs and operates scalable, secure, highly available Azure infrastructure and cloud-hosted applications. It supports cloud readiness, modernization, migration, compliance, automation, CI/CD, and operational response, while contributing technical leadership and mentoring engineers. The stated salary range is $109,623–$126,790. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related technical discipline and 20 years of experience, or a master’s degree in one of those fields and 10 years of experience. The posting also states 20+ years of professional experience.

Requirements

20+ years of professional experience, as stated in the posting.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related technical discipline and 20 years of experience, or a master’s degree in the same fields and 10 years of experience.
U.S. citizenship.
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).
Proven experience designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services.
Experience with large-scale, highly available, scalable cloud architecture.
Expertise with Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Blob Storage, Azure SQL Database, Azure Virtual Network (VNet), Azure Functions, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), Azure Monitor, and Azure DNS.
Experience with Azure security practices and services, including Microsoft Entra ID, Azure RBAC, Azure DDoS Protection, and Azure Web Application Firewall.
Proficiency with Azure networking components, including VNet Peering, Azure ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Private Endpoints, and Azure Load Balancer.
Ability to design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, highly available Azure cloud infrastructure.
Experience establishing and governing multi-subscription Azure environments using Management Groups, Azure Policy, and Azure Landing Zones.
Knowledge of cloud cost management, FinOps practices, budgeting, tagging strategies, and resource optimization using Azure Cost Management.
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, or JavaScript/NodeJS.
Experience with IaC tools such as ARM Templates and Ansible, and with GitOps methodologies.
Proficiency with monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Azure Activity Log, Prometheus, Grafana, and New Relic.
Experience optimizing the performance, availability, and resiliency of Azure resources and services.
Understanding of Azure security best practices and compliance frameworks, including HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST, GDPR, and PCI DSS.
Experience implementing encryption, key management, secrets management, and identity solutions using Azure Key Vault, customer-managed keys, and Microsoft Entra ID.
Knowledge of Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, and Azure Database for MySQL.
Experience with database performance tuning, backup and recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery strategies.
Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices, including Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and GitLab CI.
Experience with Docker, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Apps, and Kubernetes.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to troubleshoot complex cloud-related issues and explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to prioritize tasks, manage competing priorities and time effectively, and meet project deadlines.
Strong attention to detail to support system stability, security, operational excellence, and data integrity.
Ability to mentor engineers and provide technical leadership, guidance, and contributions to cloud architecture governance.
Experience leading technical projects and collaborating across cross-functional teams.
Willingness to provide on-call or emergency support and participate in maintenance and operational response when required.
Strong documentation skills.
Ability to manage and contribute to multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring quality and timely completion.
Commitment to staying current with Azure technologies, cloud-native architectures, tools, and industry best practices.
Applicants must provide resume-supported answers to mandatory screening questions; inconsistencies will not be considered.
Candidates must provide a link to their LinkedIn profile as part of screening.

Nice To Haves

Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience with Electronic Data Interchange X.12 transaction standards and workflows, including medical claims transactions 837, 834, 835, and 277.
Experience with 270/271, 278, and 999 transactions.
Experience with Edifecs.
Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert certification.
Azure Administrator Associate certification.
Azure Security Engineer Associate certification.

Responsibilities

Create data flow, cloud, transition, and high-level architecture diagrams for cloud infrastructure, applications, and systems.
Design, develop, deploy, and operate automation technologies for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
Manage and control cloud-provider permissions for hosted applications, storage, and services.
Implement, manage, and design monitoring capabilities for cloud architecture and hosted systems and applications to support performance and compliance with VA and federal policies.
Provide customer-focused support for product lines and services, including setup, configuration, and provisioning of VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) environments.
Provide cloud support for systems and applications in VAEC Azure GovCloud environments, ensuring compliance with Veterans Independence Program (VIP) development, release, and documentation requirements.
Apply DevOps practices and CI/CD tooling.
Provide Cloud Security Provider documentation.
Design VAEC and other cloud-hosted solutions and address cloud-readiness gaps.
Lead complex cloud modernization, migration, and transformation initiatives in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership and guidance.
Provide on-call support and participate in operational response activities when required.
Document architecture, operational procedures, security controls, system configurations, processes, and procedures.
Manage and contribute to multiple projects while delivering timely, high-quality work.