Solutions Architect

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

10d • $109,623 - $126,790 • Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect Principal for a full-time, 100% U.S.-based remote position supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. The role develops and leads complete, price-competitive technical solutions for customer requirements and proposal efforts. It works closely with business development, capture, proposal, technical leadership, and technical contributors, and collaborates with the Enterprise Architect on secure, scalable, highly available Azure cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards, business objectives, security requirements, and government cloud best practices.

The position provides technical subject matter expertise, helps determine technical objectives and staffing needs for proposal work, guides team members, and contributes to new concepts, techniques, and standards. Solutions must address customer technical, schedule, and cost requirements within applicable risk parameters.

The opportunity requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). The stated salary range is $109,623–$126,790. Candidates from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. The position is W-2. Applicants must provide a LinkedIn profile link during screening; interviews are conducted on Microsoft Teams with camera on.

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.
• Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).
• Proven track record designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services, including large-scale, highly available, scalable cloud architectures.
• 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.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking, including VNet peering, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Private Link, and hybrid connectivity architectures.
• Ability to design, deploy, and manage secure, scalable, highly available Azure cloud solutions for enterprise requirements.
• Experience governing multi-subscription Azure environments with Azure Management Groups, Azure Policy, and Azure Landing Zones.
• Knowledge of cloud financial management, Azure Cost Management, budgeting, resource optimization, and cost governance.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation with Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI, or other automation frameworks.
• Expertise with monitoring, logging, and observability solutions such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Microsoft Sentinel, and third-party monitoring platforms.
• Understanding of Azure security architecture, governance, compliance, and regulatory frameworks, including HIPAA, GDPR, and PCI DSS.
• Experience implementing encryption, key management, identity management, and privileged access controls using Azure Key Vault and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Knowledge of Azure data services, including Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Lake Storage.
• Experience with database performance optimization, high availability, backup and recovery planning, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Familiarity with CI/CD methodologies and DevOps practices using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, and related tools.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Apps, and Azure Container Instances.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to diagnose complex cloud infrastructure, networking, application, and cloud-related issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and translate them into business-focused recommendations.
• Ability to prioritize competing initiatives, manage multiple workstreams, meet deadlines, and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Strong attention to detail to ensure operational excellence, system stability and reliability, security, and data integrity.
• Ability to lead technical projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Strong documentation skills, including creating and maintaining system configurations, processes, procedures, and architectural documentation.
• Commitment to staying current with Azure and cloud technologies, tools, security trends, and industry best practices.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of customer requirements using domain expertise.
• Lead development of complete solutions that meet requirements and result in 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 technical personnel assignments to proposal efforts.
• 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 assigned objectives and guide team members in accordance with established policies.
• Develop innovative solutions to complex problems and ensure solutions support organizational objectives.
• Determine technical objectives of assignments.
• Troubleshoot and optimize Azure resource and workload performance, availability, and reliability.
• Mentor engineers, architects, and technical teams; lead cloud transformation initiatives and collaborate across infrastructure, security, development, and business organizations.
• Create and maintain solution designs, standards, operational procedures, governance documentation, and system configuration and process documentation.
• Manage and contribute to multiple complex projects while ensuring successful delivery and adherence to architectural standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal