Full Stack Developer (Cloud Computing)

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

1d•$109,623 - $126,790•Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is hiring an experienced Full Stack Developer focused on cloud computing for a remote position supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. The role involves designing, deploying, operating, securing, and monitoring Azure cloud infrastructure, applications, and services in VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) Azure GovCloud environments. The developer will support VA product lines and services, provision and configure cloud environments, and ensure compliance with VA and federal policies and Veterans Independence Program requirements. The position calls for extensive Azure expertise, cloud architecture and operations experience, a DevOps approach, and strong documentation, communication, and technical leadership capabilities. The posting states a minimum of 20 years of professional experience and requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline, U.S. citizenship, and possession of or eligibility for a Public Trust (MBI). This is a W-2 position and is 100% U.S.-based remote; candidates from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. Salary range: $109,623–$126,790.

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.
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, and scalable cloud architecture.
Expertise in Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Blob Storage, Azure SQL Database, Azure Virtual Network, Azure Functions, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Resource Manager, 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, and highly available Azure cloud infrastructures.
Experience 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 tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and 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 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, 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 to ensure system stability, security, operational excellence, and data integrity.
Ability to mentor engineers and provide technical leadership and guidance.
Ability to lead technical projects and collaborate across cross-functional teams.
Willingness to provide on-call emergency support and maintenance when required.
Strong documentation skills.
Ability to manage and contribute to multiple projects simultaneously.
Commitment to staying current with emerging Azure technologies, cloud-native architectures, tools, and industry best practices.
Applicants must support their answers to mandatory screening questions with information on their resume.
Applicants must provide a link to their LinkedIn profile as part of the screening process.

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; 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 service provider permissions for hosted cloud applications, storage, and services.
Design and implement 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 environments.
Provide cloud support for systems and applications in VAEC Azure GovCloud environments, ensuring compliance with Veterans Independence Program development, release, and documentation requirements.
Apply a DevOps mindset and use CI/CD practices and tooling.
Provide Cloud Security Provider documentation.
Design VAEC and cloud-hosted solutions and address cloud-readiness gaps.
Lead or contribute to cloud modernization, migration, and transformation initiatives and collaborate 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 meeting deadlines and delivering quality results.
Optimize Azure performance, availability, resiliency, security, and operational excellence.