Cloud Computing Engineer Principal

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Orlando, FL

23h•$109,623 - $126,790•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking an experienced Cloud Computing Engineer Principal to support Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare systems in the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) Azure GovCloud environment. This is a 100% U.S.-based remote, full-time, W-2 position supporting cloud infrastructure, applications, and services. The position requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). Candidates located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. The engineer designs, deploys, operates, and supports secure, scalable, highly available Azure environments and cloud-hosted systems. The role includes architecture and data-flow documentation, CI/CD and automation, cloud permissions and monitoring, customer-focused provisioning and support, VA compliance documentation, and cloud-readiness assessments. The role also provides technical leadership and mentoring, contributes to cloud architecture governance, and supports complex modernization, migration, and transformation initiatives. On-call and operational response support may be required. 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 those fields and 10 years of experience. The posting states a minimum of 20 years of professional experience. Desired experience includes hands-on Edifecs and healthcare EDI X.12 transactions, as well as advanced Azure certifications.

Requirements

At least 20 years of professional experience is stated; formal education alternatives are a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related technical discipline with 20 years of experience, or a master’s degree in those fields with 10 years of experience.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).
Proven experience designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services, including large-scale, highly available, scalable cloud architecture.
Expertise in Azure services including Virtual Machines, Blob Storage, Azure SQL Database, Virtual Network (VNet), 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, 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 for automation and cloud operations.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as ARM Templates and Ansible, and with GitOps methodologies.
Proficiency with monitoring, logging, and observability tools including Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Azure Activity Log, Prometheus, Grafana, or New Relic.
Experience optimizing 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 database services including 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 containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Apps, and Kubernetes.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to troubleshoot complex cloud issues and explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to prioritize tasks, manage competing priorities and time effectively, and meet deadlines.
Strong attention to detail to support system stability, security, operational excellence, and data integrity.
Ability to mentor engineers and team members, provide technical guidance, lead technical projects, and collaborate across teams.
Strong verbal and written communication and documentation skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver timely, high-quality results.
Willingness to provide on-call support and emergency maintenance or operational response when required.

Nice To Haves

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

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.
Design, implement, manage, and monitor cloud architecture and cloud-hosted systems and applications for 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, following Veterans Independence Program (VIP) development, release, and documentation requirements.
Apply DevOps practices and CI/CD tools and methods.
Provide cloud security provider documentation.
Design VAEC and cloud-hosted solutions and address cloud-readiness gaps.
Lead and contribute to cloud modernization, migration, and transformation initiatives in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership and guidance; contribute to cloud architecture governance.
Document architecture, operational procedures, security controls, system configurations, processes, and procedures.
Manage and contribute to multiple projects while meeting deadlines and maintaining high-quality deliverables.
Provide on-call support and participate in operational response activities when required.
Stay current with Azure technologies, cloud-native architectures, tools, and industry best practices.