Full Stack Developer (Solutions Architecture)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)•Ballenger Creek, MD

3d•$109,623 - $126,790•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking an experienced Full Stack Developer focused on solutions architecture for a remote position supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. The role leads the design and development of complete, price-competitive technical solutions that meet customer requirements, including technical, schedule, cost, security, and risk parameters. The developer collaborates with business development, capture, proposal, and technical teams to develop solutions, prepare proposals and estimates, and coordinate technical staffing for pre-bid and proposal activities. Working closely with the Enterprise Architect, this role designs, implements, and governs secure, scalable, and highly available Azure cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards, business objectives, security requirements, and government cloud best practices. The position also contributes to technical concepts and standards, sets objectives, guides team members, and develops solutions to complex problems. The opportunity requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). This is a 100% U.S.-based remote W-2 position; candidates residing in CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, or WA will not be considered.

Requirements

10+ years of software testing, quality assurance, or system validation 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).
Proven track record designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services.
Experience with large-scale, highly available, scalable cloud architecture and enterprise Azure solutions.
Extensive experience with Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure SQL Database, Azure Virtual Network, Azure Functions, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), ARM templates, Azure Monitor, and Azure DNS.
Experience implementing Azure security services and practices, including Microsoft Entra ID, Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Firewall, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Web Application Firewall (WAF).
Strong understanding of Azure networking, including VNet peering, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Private Link, and hybrid connectivity architectures.
Experience governing multi-subscription Azure environments using Azure Management Groups, Azure Policy, and Azure Landing Zones.
Knowledge of cloud financial management, including Azure Cost Management, budgeting, resource optimization, cost governance, and cost optimization strategies.
Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI, and other automation frameworks; scripting experience may also include Bash or NodeJS.
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.
Understanding of Azure security architecture, governance, compliance, and regulatory frameworks, including HIPAA, GDPR, 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 DB, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Lake Storage.
Experience optimizing database performance and planning high availability, backups, recovery, and disaster recovery.
Familiarity with CI/CD methodologies and DevOps practices using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, and related deployment tools.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Apps, and Azure Container Instances.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve complex cloud infrastructure, networking, application, and cloud-related issues.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to business stakeholders, executives, and non-technical audiences.
Ability to prioritize competing initiatives, manage multiple workstreams and complex projects, and meet deadlines while delivering high-quality outcomes.
Strong attention to detail to ensure operational excellence, system reliability and stability, security, and data integrity.
Ability to mentor engineers, architects, and technical teams and foster knowledge sharing and technical growth.
Experience leading cloud transformation initiatives and collaborating with cross-functional infrastructure, security, development, and business organizations.
Strong architectural design and documentation skills, including creating and maintaining solution designs, standards, operational procedures, system configurations, processes, and governance documentation.
Commitment to continuous learning and keeping current with emerging Azure and cloud technologies, tools, security trends, and industry practices.
Must provide resume information that supports answers to mandatory screening questions; applications with inconsistencies will not be considered.

Nice To Haves

Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience with Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) transaction standards and key X12 workflows, including medical claims transactions 837, 834, 835, and 277; 270/271 and 278/275 transactions; and 999 transactions.
Advanced Azure certifications, such as Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Administrator Associate, and Azure Security Engineer Associate.

Responsibilities

Develop a comprehensive understanding of customer requirements using domain expertise.
Lead development of complete solutions that meet requirements and support price-competitive proposals.
Collaborate with business development, capture, proposal, and other team members to optimize proposed solutions.
Identify technical staffing needs for Pre-Bid and Proposal (B&P) and B&P activities, and coordinate assignment of technical personnel.
Coordinate with technical leadership and 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 with the Enterprise Architect to design, implement, and govern secure, scalable, highly available Azure cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards, business objectives, security requirements, and government cloud best practices.
Contribute to new concepts, techniques, and standards; establish goals to meet objectives; and guide team members in accordance with established policies.
Develop innovative solutions to complex problems and ensure solutions align with organizational objectives.
Determine technical objectives for assignments.
Design, deploy, manage, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure infrastructure, services, workloads, and cloud solutions.
Establish and govern multi-subscription Azure environments using Management Groups, Azure Policy, and Azure Landing Zones.
Implement cloud security, identity, encryption, key management, privileged access controls, compliance, monitoring, observability, automation, and cost-management practices.
Design and manage Azure data-platform and database solutions, including performance, high availability, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery.
Apply CI/CD, DevOps, containerization, and orchestration practices and tools.
Document solution designs, architecture standards, operational procedures, configurations, processes, and governance.
Lead cloud transformation initiatives and technical projects; collaborate across infrastructure, security, development, and business teams.
Mentor engineers, architects, and technical teams, fostering knowledge sharing and technical growth.
Manage multiple projects and workstreams, prioritize competing initiatives, and deliver high-quality outcomes within established timelines.
Communicate technical concepts and recommendations clearly to stakeholders and executives, including non-technical audiences.
Stay current with Azure technologies, cloud-native architectures, security trends, tools, and industry best practices.