Solutions Architect

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) • Ann Arbor, MI

1d • $109,623 - $126,790 • Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group is hiring a remote Solutions Architect for its Veterans Affairs department. This full-time, W-2 position is responsible for developing customer solutions and proposals and designing, implementing, and governing secure, scalable, and highly available Azure cloud architectures. The role works with the Enterprise Architect and cross-functional business development, capture, proposal, technical, infrastructure, security, and development teams to align solutions with customer requirements, enterprise standards, business objectives, security requirements, schedules, costs, and risk parameters.

The position includes defining technical objectives, identifying and coordinating technical personnel for proposal work, providing subject matter expertise, developing solutions to complex problems, contributing to concepts and standards, and guiding team members toward established goals. The successful candidate will also contribute to Azure architecture, cloud governance, security, automation, monitoring, data platforms, DevOps, containers, cost management, documentation, and cloud transformation initiatives.

The listed salary range is $109,623–$126,790. U.S. citizenship is required, and the candidate must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). This is a 100% U.S.-based remote role, but candidates from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. Applicants selected are subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. The posting states 10+ years of software testing, quality assurance, or system validation experience. A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related technical discipline is specified. Military veterans are encouraged to apply.

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).
• Proven track record designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services.
• Experience with large-scale, highly available, scalable cloud architecture.
• 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 solutions for enterprise business 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.
• Proficiency in automation and scripting with Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI, or other automation frameworks; the posting also lists Bash and NodeJS.
• Expertise with monitoring, logging, and observability solutions such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Microsoft Sentinel, and third-party platforms.
• Strong understanding of Azure security architecture, governance, and compliance 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 services, including Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Lake Storage.
• Experience with database performance optimization, high-availability configurations, 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, 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 technical concepts to executives and non-technical stakeholders and translate them into business-focused recommendations.
• Ability to prioritize competing initiatives, manage multiple workstreams and projects, meet deadlines, and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Strong attention to detail to support operational excellence, system stability and reliability, security, and data integrity.
• Ability to mentor technical teams, lead technical projects, and collaborate across functions.
• Strong documentation and architectural design skills, including creating and maintaining solution designs, standards, configurations, operational procedures, processes, and governance documentation.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with Azure and cloud technologies, tools, trends, and best practices.
• Must provide a resume that supports answers to mandatory screening questions; applications with inconsistencies will not be considered.
• Must provide a link to a LinkedIn profile as part of screening.
• Candidates must be based in the U.S.; candidates from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington are not considered.
• Must be able to participate in Microsoft Teams interviews with camera on; the posting states there are no exceptions.

Nice To Haves

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

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 technical personnel assignments.
• Coordinate with technical leadership and contributors on solution development, proposal writing, and estimating.
• Provide subject matter expertise to meet 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 and technical objectives for assignments.
• Guide team members in achieving goals in accordance with established policies.
• Develop innovative solutions to complex problems and ensure solutions align with organizational objectives.
• Troubleshoot and optimize the performance, availability, and reliability of Azure resources and workloads.
• Establish and govern multi-subscription Azure environments using management groups, policies, and landing zones.
• Implement cloud security, compliance, identity, encryption, key management, and privileged access controls.
• Support cloud financial management, budgeting, resource optimization, and cost governance.
• Use monitoring, logging, and observability tools to support cloud operations.
• Support Azure data platforms, database performance, high availability, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Apply CI/CD and DevOps practices and containerization and orchestration technologies.
• Lead cloud transformation initiatives and collaborate across infrastructure, security, development, and business organizations.
• Mentor engineers, architects, and technical teams and foster knowledge sharing and technical growth.
• Create and maintain solution designs, architecture standards, operational procedures, system configurations, and governance documentation.
• Manage and contribute to multiple complex projects, prioritize competing initiatives, and deliver quality outcomes within timelines.
• Stay current with emerging Azure technologies, cloud-native architectures, security trends, and industry best practices.

What This Job Offers

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