Solutions Architect

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) • Charlottesville, VA

1d • $109,623 - $126,790 • Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect for a full-time, remote position supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. The role focuses on developing competitive, complete technical solutions for customer requirements and on designing, implementing, and governing secure, scalable, highly available Azure cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards, business objectives, security requirements, and government cloud practices. The position requires U.S. citizenship and possession of, or eligibility to obtain, a Public Trust (MBI). The salary range is $109,623–$126,790. This is a W-2 position and is 100% U.S.-based remote; applicants from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered.

The role contributes technical expertise across business development, capture, proposal, and delivery efforts. It includes coordinating technical contributors, advising on staffing for bid and proposal activities, and developing solutions to complex problems while guiding team members and maintaining alignment with organizational objectives. The posting states 10+ years of professional experience in software testing, quality assurance, or system validation. A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related technical discipline is required. Desired experience includes hands-on EDIFECS and X.12 EDI transaction workflows, as well as advanced Azure certifications.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in software testing, quality assurance, or system validation, 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 WAF.
• 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 requirements.
• Experience establishing and 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 strategies.
• Proficiency in automation and scripting, including Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI, and other frameworks; the posting also lists 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, 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 SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Lake Storage.
• Experience with database performance optimization, high availability, backup and recovery, 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 for complex cloud infrastructure, networking, application, and cloud-related issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to stakeholders, executives, and non-technical audiences in business-focused terms.
• Ability to prioritize competing initiatives, manage multiple workstreams and projects, and deliver high-quality outcomes on schedule.
• Strong attention to detail regarding operational excellence, system stability and reliability, security, and data integrity.
• Ability to lead technical projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Strong documentation and architectural design skills, including creating and maintaining solution designs, standards, configurations, processes, operational procedures, and governance documentation.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with emerging Azure and cloud technologies and industry practices.
• Applicants from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington are not eligible for this remote position.
• Applicants must provide screening-question answers supported by their resume; the posting states applications with inconsistencies will not be considered.
• A LinkedIn profile link will be requested as part of screening.

Nice To Haves

• Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience with Electronic Data Interchange X.12 transaction standards and 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of customer requirements using domain expertise.
• Lead development of complete, price-competitive solutions that meet customer requirements.
• Collaborate with business development, capture, proposal, and other team members to optimize proposed solutions.
• Identify technical staffing needs for Pre-Bid and Proposal and other bid-and-proposal activities.
• 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 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 practices.
• Contribute to development of 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 are consistent with organizational objectives.
• Determine the technical objectives of assignments.
• Design, deploy, and manage Azure infrastructure, services, and enterprise cloud solutions.
• Establish and govern multi-subscription Azure environments using Management Groups, Azure Policy, and Azure Landing Zones.
• Apply cloud financial management practices, including budgeting, resource optimization, and cost governance.
• Use scripting and automation to support cloud operations and deployments.
• Monitor, log, and improve the observability, performance, availability, and reliability of Azure resources and workloads.
• Implement cloud security architecture, governance, compliance, encryption, key management, identity management, and privileged access controls.
• Design and optimize data platforms and databases, including high availability, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery.
• Apply CI/CD and DevOps practices and containerization and orchestration technologies.
• Lead cloud transformation initiatives and collaborate across infrastructure, security, development, and business teams.
• Mentor engineers, architects, and technical teams and foster knowledge sharing and technical growth.
• Create and maintain solution designs, standards, operational procedures, and governance documentation.
• Prioritize and manage multiple initiatives and complex projects while meeting timelines and architectural standards.
• 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