Full Stack Developer (Cloud Computing)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Columbia, MD

1d•$109,623 - $126,790•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking an experienced Full Stack Developer specializing in cloud computing to support the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is a full-time, 100% U.S.-based remote position supporting VA Enterprise Cloud environments in Azure GovCloud. Candidates residing in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. U.S. citizenship is required, and applicants must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). The salary range is $109,623–$126,790. This is a W-2 position. The developer will design, deploy, operate, secure, and monitor cloud infrastructure, applications, and services. The role includes providing customer-focused support for VA product lines and services, provisioning VAEC environments, and ensuring cloud solutions comply with VA and federal policies and Veterans Independence Program development, release, and documentation requirements. The position calls for a DevOps mindset, strong technical leadership, and the ability to lead complex cloud modernization and migration initiatives while collaborating across teams. On-call support and operational response may be required. A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related technical discipline is required. The posting specifies 20+ years of professional experience. Candidates must be able to meet government background-investigation and security eligibility requirements. Desired experience includes hands-on EDIFECS work with healthcare EDI X.12 transactions and advanced Azure certifications.

Requirements

20+ years of professional experience.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
U.S. citizenship is required for this opportunity.
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI); selected applicants are subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and obtain a government-granted security clearance.
Proven track record designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services.
Experience with large-scale, high-availability, and scalable cloud architecture.
Expertise in Azure services including 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 services and practices, 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.
Experience establishing and governing multi-subscription Azure environments using Management Groups, Azure Policy, and Azure Landing Zones.
Knowledge of cloud cost management, FinOps, budgeting, tagging strategies, and resource optimization using Azure Cost Management.
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, or JavaScript/NodeJS.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as ARM Templates, Ansible, and GitOps methodologies.
Proficiency with monitoring, logging, and observability tools including Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Azure Activity Log, and third-party tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and New Relic.
Experience optimizing Azure resource and service performance, availability, and resiliency.
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 troubleshooting complex cloud issues and explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to prioritize tasks, manage competing priorities and time effectively, and meet project deadlines.
Strong attention to detail in support of system stability, security, operational excellence, and data integrity.
Ability to mentor engineers, provide technical leadership, and contribute to cloud architecture governance.
Experience leading complex cloud modernization, migration, and transformation initiatives while collaborating across cross-functional teams.
Willingness to provide on-call support and participate in operational response when required.
Strong verbal and written communication and documentation skills.
Ability to lead technical projects and manage multiple projects while ensuring quality and timely completion.
Commitment to staying current with emerging Azure technologies, cloud-native architectures, tools, and industry best practices.
Candidates must be based in the United States; applicants from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered.
Applicants must support answers to mandatory screening questions with information on their resume; inconsistent applications will not be considered.
Recruiters and third parties will not be considered.

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; 270/271 and 278 transactions; 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.
Design and implement monitoring for cloud architecture and hosted systems and applications to support performance and compliance with VA and federal policies.
Provide customer-focused product-line and service support, including setup, configuration, and provisioning of VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) environments.
Provide cloud support for systems and applications in VAEC Azure GovCloud environments and ensure compliance with Veterans Independence Program development, release, and documentation requirements.
Apply DevOps practices and CI/CD tooling.
Provide Cloud Security Provider documentation.
Design VAEC and cloud-hosted solutions and address cloud-readiness gaps.
Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available Azure infrastructure and services.
Establish and govern multi-subscription Azure environments using Management Groups, Azure Policy, and Azure Landing Zones.
Manage cloud costs and apply FinOps practices, budgeting, tagging, and resource optimization.
Use scripting and Infrastructure as Code tools to automate cloud operations and infrastructure management.
Monitor, log, and improve the performance, availability, and resiliency of Azure resources and services.
Implement Azure security controls, encryption, key and secrets management, and identity solutions.
Manage Azure database services and database performance, backup and recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery.
Use containerization and orchestration technologies in cloud environments.
Troubleshoot complex cloud issues and explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Prioritize and manage competing tasks, deadlines, and multiple projects while maintaining high-quality deliverables.
Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership and guidance.
Lead cloud modernization, migration, and transformation initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Provide on-call emergency support and participate in operational response activities when required.
Create and maintain architecture, operational, security, configuration, process, and procedure documentation.
Stay current with Azure technologies, cloud-native architectures, tools, and industry best practices.