Solutions Architect

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) • Wichita, KS

1d • $109,623 - $126,790 • Remote

About The Position

Syms Strategic Group is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect for a full-time, fully remote position supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. The role focuses on developing customer solutions and proposals and 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 position is U.S.-based, requires U.S. citizenship, and requires or eligibility for a Public Trust (MBI). Candidates located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered. This is a W-2 position. The stated salary range is $109,623–$126,790.

The Solutions Architect partners with business development, capture, proposal, technical, and enterprise architecture teams to understand customer requirements and develop complete, competitive solutions that meet technical, schedule, cost, and risk requirements. The role also provides technical leadership, guidance, documentation, and mentorship while contributing to cloud transformation and organizational standards. The posting lists 10+ years of software testing, quality assurance, or system validation experience and a bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline. Desired experience includes hands-on EDIFECS work with healthcare EDI X12 transactions and advanced Azure certifications.

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); selected applicants are subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• 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), 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.
• Ability to design, deploy, and manage secure, scalable, highly available Azure solutions for enterprise requirements.
• Experience governing multi-subscription Azure environments using Management Groups, Azure Policy, and Azure Landing Zones.
• Knowledge of cloud financial management, Azure Cost Management, budgeting, resource optimization, and cost governance.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation with Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI, or other automation 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 monitoring platforms.
• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing cloud performance, availability, and reliability.
• Understanding of Azure security architecture, governance, compliance, and 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 diagnosing and resolving complex cloud infrastructure, networking, and application issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including explaining complex technical concepts to business stakeholders and executives.
• Ability to prioritize competing initiatives, manage multiple workstreams, and deliver high-quality outcomes within established timelines.
• Strong attention to detail to support operational excellence, system reliability and stability, security, and data integrity.
• Ability to lead technical projects and collaborate across functional teams.
• Strong documentation and architectural design skills, including maintaining configurations, processes, procedures, and governance documentation.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with Azure technologies, cloud-native architectures, security trends, tools, and industry practices.
• Candidates must provide information in mandatory screening answers that is supported by their resume; inconsistent applications will not be considered.
• Candidates must provide a link to their LinkedIn profile as part of screening.
• Candidates must be able to participate in Microsoft Teams interviews with their camera on; the posting states there are no exceptions.
• Candidates located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington are not eligible for consideration.

Nice To Haves

• Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience with Electronic Data Interchange X12 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 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 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 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 technical objectives of assignments.
• Lead cloud transformation initiatives and collaborate with 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.
• Manage and contribute to multiple complex projects while meeting timelines and architectural standards.
• Troubleshoot and optimize Azure resource and workload performance, availability, and reliability.

What This Job Offers

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