Solutions Architect

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) • Lansing, MI

1d • $109,623 - $126,790 • Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group is hiring a remote Solutions Architect for its Veterans Affairs (VA) department. The role develops customer-focused technical solutions and supports competitive proposals, while also designing, implementing, and governing secure, scalable, highly available Azure cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards, business objectives, security requirements, and government cloud best practices. The position requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). It is a W-2 role, and candidates residing in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered.

The Solutions Architect contributes technical expertise to proposal development, coordinates technical personnel and contributors, and provides guidance to teams. The role also supports cloud transformation, architecture governance, cost management, security and compliance, automation, monitoring, data platforms, DevOps, containers, and delivery of complex technical projects. The posting lists 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 specified.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in software testing, quality assurance, or system validation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 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 best 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, cost governance, and cloud cost management strategies.
• 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.
• 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, Azure Container Apps, and Azure Container Instances.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for resolving complex cloud infrastructure, networking, application, and cloud-related issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including explaining technical concepts clearly to business and non-technical stakeholders and executives.
• Ability to prioritize competing initiatives, manage multiple workstreams and projects, and meet timelines while delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Strong attention to detail to support operational excellence, stability, reliability, security, and data integrity.
• Ability to mentor engineers, architects, and technical teams and foster technical growth.
• Experience leading cloud transformation initiatives and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Strong architectural design and documentation skills, including maintaining solution designs, standards, procedures, configurations, processes, and governance documentation.
• U.S. citizenship is required for this opportunity.
• Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI); selected applicants are subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and obtain a government-granted security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience with Electronic Data Interchange X.12 transaction standards and workflows, including medical claims transactions such as 837, 834, 835, and 277; 270/271 and 278/275 transactions; and 999 transactions.
• Advanced Azure certifications, including 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 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 and other 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 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 objectives; and guide team members in accordance with established policies.
• Develop innovative solutions to complex problems and ensure solutions align with organizational objectives.
• Determine technical objectives for assignments.
• Design, deploy, manage, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure infrastructure, services, workloads, and cloud solutions.
• Establish and govern multi-subscription Azure environments using management groups, policies, and landing zones.
• Apply cloud financial management practices, including budgeting, resource optimization, and cost governance.
• Use scripting and automation, and implement monitoring, logging, observability, security, identity, encryption, and access controls.
• Support Azure data platforms, database performance, high availability, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Apply CI/CD and DevOps practices and containerization and orchestration technologies.
• Lead cloud transformation initiatives and technical projects, collaborating 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, standards, operational procedures, system configurations, processes, and governance documentation.
• Prioritize competing initiatives, manage multiple workstreams and complex projects, and deliver outcomes within established timelines.
• Stay current with Azure technologies, cloud-native architectures, security trends, and industry best practices.

What This Job Offers

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