Solutions Architect

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) • Overland Park, KS

1d • $109,623 - $126,790 • Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Solutions Architect for a full-time, 100% U.S.-based remote position supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. The role focuses on developing customer solutions and proposals, as well as designing, implementing, and governing secure, scalable, and highly available Azure cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards, business objectives, security requirements, and government cloud best practices. The salary range is $109,623–$126,790. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). Candidates residing in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered.

The Solutions Architect works with business development, capture, proposal, technical leadership, and technical contributors to develop competitive solutions meeting customer requirements for technology, schedule, and cost. The position provides technical guidance, identifies and coordinates personnel for proposal efforts, establishes technical objectives, and develops solutions to complex problems. The role also encompasses Azure cloud infrastructure and services, security and governance, networking, data platforms, cost management, automation, monitoring, DevOps, containers, and cloud transformation. The posting lists 10+ years of software testing, quality assurance, or system validation experience and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software testing, quality assurance, or system validation experience, as stated in the posting.
• 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); applicants are subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and ability to obtain a government-granted security clearance.
• 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), Azure Resource Manager templates, Azure Monitor, and Azure DNS.
• Experience with 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.
• Ability to design, deploy, and manage secure, scalable, highly available Azure solutions supporting enterprise requirements.
• Experience governing multi-subscription Azure environments using Azure Management Groups, Azure Policy, and Azure Landing Zones.
• Knowledge of Azure Cost Management, budgeting, resource optimization, and cost governance.
• Scripting and automation proficiency with Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI, or other frameworks; the posting also mentions Bash and NodeJS.
• Expertise with monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Microsoft Sentinel, and third-party platforms.
• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing Azure resource and workload performance, availability, and reliability.
• 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 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 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 for diagnosing complex cloud infrastructure, networking, application, and cloud-related issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to stakeholders, executives, and non-technical audiences and provide business-focused recommendations.
• Ability to prioritize competing initiatives, manage multiple workstreams and projects, manage time, and meet deadlines while delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Strong attention to detail relating to operational excellence, system stability and reliability, 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 across infrastructure, security, development, and business organizations.
• Strong architectural design and documentation skills, including creating and maintaining solution designs, standards, operational procedures, configurations, processes, and governance documentation.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with Azure and cloud technologies, tools, security trends, and industry practices.
• Candidates must provide answers to mandatory screening questions that are supported by their resumes; inconsistent applications will not be considered.
• Candidates residing in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington are not eligible for consideration.
• Recruiters and third parties will not be considered.

Nice To Haves

• Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience with Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) transaction standards and workflows, including medical claims transactions 837, 834, 835, and 277; 270/271 and 278/275 transactions; and 999 transactions.
• Advanced Azure certifications: 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 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 assignment of technical personnel 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, and 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 and technical objectives; and guide team members toward objectives in accordance with established policies.
• Develop innovative solutions to complex problems and ensure solutions are consistent with organizational objectives.
• Design, deploy, manage, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure infrastructure, services, resources, and workloads for performance, availability, reliability, and security.
• Establish and govern multi-subscription Azure environments and cloud cost-management and optimization practices.
• Implement cloud security, governance, compliance, identity, encryption, key-management, and privileged-access controls.
• Develop and maintain solution designs, architectural standards, operational procedures, configurations, processes, and governance documentation.
• Lead cloud transformation and technical initiatives, collaborate across infrastructure, security, development, and business organizations, and mentor technical teams.
• Manage multiple complex projects and workstreams, prioritize competing initiatives, and deliver outcomes within established timelines.
• Stay current with Azure technologies, cloud-native architectures, security trends, tools, and industry best practices.

What This Job Offers

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