Solutions Architect

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) • Huntsville, AL

1d • $109,623 - $126,790 • Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Solutions Architect for its Veterans Affairs department. This is a full-time, 100% U.S.-based remote W-2 position. Candidates residing in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. U.S. citizenship is required, and the selected candidate must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). Applicants may be subject to a government security investigation and other background checks.

The Solutions Architect develops customer-focused technical solutions and supports competitive proposals, collaborating with business development, capture, proposal, technical leadership, and technical contributor teams. The role provides subject matter expertise to meet technical, schedule, cost, and risk requirements, and works closely with the Enterprise Architect on secure, scalable, and highly available Azure cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards, business goals, security requirements, and government cloud best practices.

The position requires extensive Azure architecture and operations expertise, including cloud infrastructure, networking, security, governance, cost management, monitoring, data platforms, automation, DevOps, and container technologies. The architect leads and contributes to complex projects and cloud transformation initiatives, develops technical standards and documentation, troubleshoots cloud environments, and mentors technical teams.

The posting specifies 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 listed. Desired experience includes hands-on EDIFECS and healthcare EDI X.12 transaction workflows, along with advanced Azure certifications. Salary range: $109,623–$126,790.

Requirements

• A proven track record of 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), Azure Resource Manager 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 supporting enterprise business requirements.
• Experience establishing and governing multi-subscription Azure environments using Azure Management Groups, Azure Policy, and Azure Landing Zones.
• Knowledge of cloud financial management, Azure Cost Management, budgeting, resource optimization, and cost governance strategies.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI, or other automation frameworks; the posting also lists Bash and NodeJS among scripting languages.
• Expertise with monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Microsoft Sentinel, and third-party monitoring platforms.
• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing Azure resource and workload performance, availability, and reliability.
• Strong 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 data platform 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 methodologies 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 non-technical stakeholders and provide business-focused recommendations to stakeholders and executives.
• Ability to prioritize competing initiatives, manage multiple workstreams and projects, manage time effectively, and meet deadlines while delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Strong attention to detail to support operational excellence, system reliability and stability, 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, procedures, processes, and governance documentation.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with Azure and cloud technologies, tools, security trends, and industry practices.
• 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 for this opportunity.
• Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).

Nice To Haves

• Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience with Electronic Data Interchange X.12 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, 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 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.
• Coordinate the 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 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 provide guidance to team members in accordance with established policies.
• Develop innovative solutions to complex problems and ensure solutions align with organizational objectives.
• Determine the technical objectives of assignments.
• Design, deploy, and manage Azure infrastructure, services, and 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.
• Automate tasks using scripting languages, command-line tools, and automation frameworks.
• Monitor, log, and improve observability of cloud systems; troubleshoot and optimize Azure resource and workload performance, availability, and reliability.
• Implement and maintain cloud security architecture, governance, compliance, encryption, key management, identity management, and privileged access controls.
• Design and manage Azure data platforms, database performance, high availability, backups, and disaster recovery.
• Use CI/CD, DevOps, containerization, and orchestration practices and technologies.
• Lead cloud transformation initiatives and collaborate across infrastructure, security, development, and business organizations.
• Prioritize competing initiatives, manage multiple workstreams and complex projects, and deliver high-quality outcomes within established timelines and architectural standards.
• 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.
• Stay current with Azure technologies, cloud-native architectures, security trends, tools, and industry best practices.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, business-focused recommendations for stakeholders and executives.

What This Job Offers

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