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Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)Solutions Architect
Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) is hiring a full-time Solutions Architect to work remotely within the United States, excluding California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New…
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Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) is hiring a full-time Solutions Architect to work remotely within the United States, excluding California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. This W-2 position focuses on supporting the Veterans Affairs (VA) department. The salary for the role ranges from $109,623 to $126,790 per year. Military veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. All interviews take place over Microsoft Teams with cameras required,…
Job Description
Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) is hiring a full-time Solutions Architect to work remotely within the United States, excluding California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. This W-2 position focuses on supporting the Veterans Affairs (VA) department. The salary for the role ranges from $109,623 to $126,790 per year. Military veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. All interviews take place over Microsoft Teams with cameras required, and candidates must supply a LinkedIn profile link during screening.
The person in this role will act as a subject matter expert to create comprehensive technical solutions aligned with customer technical, financial, and scheduling needs. Responsibilities include working alongside business development, capture, and proposal teams to build competitive bids, designing secure Azure cloud architectures alongside the Enterprise Architect, and organizing technical staff for pre-bid efforts. The position requires solving complex technical challenges using innovation while adhering to organizational goals and security standards.
Responsibilities
- Formulate a thorough understanding of customer needs utilizing domain expertise
- Spearhead the design of complete solutions to generate price-competitive proposals
- Partner with business development, capture, and proposal teams to optimize proposed solutions
- Identify technical staffing needs for pre-bid and proposal efforts and coordinate personnel assignments
- Collaborate with team member technical leadership and contributors on solution design, writing, and estimating
- Deliver subject matter expertise to satisfy customer technical, budgetary, and timeline constraints
- Partner with the Enterprise Architect to build, deploy, and govern secure, scalable, and highly available Azure cloud architectures
- Create novel concepts, techniques, and standards while establishing goals based on assigned objectives
- Guide team members toward objective completion in alignment with established policies
- Mentor engineers, architects, and technical teams to foster technical growth and knowledge sharing
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure, services, and large-scale high-availability architectures
- Extensive working knowledge of core Azure services such as Virtual Machines, Storage, SQL Database, Virtual Network, Functions, Microsoft Entra ID, ARM templates, Monitor, and DNS
- Familiarity with implementing Azure security services like DDoS Protection, Firewall, Defender for Cloud, and Web Application Firewall
- Strong command of Azure networking features including VNet peering, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Private Link, and hybrid connectivity
- Experience setting up and governing multi-subscription Azure environments through Management Groups, Policy, and Landing Zones
- Knowledge of cloud financial management including Azure Cost Management, budgeting, and optimization
- Proficiency in automation and scripting using Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI, and other frameworks
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools like Log Analytics, Application Insights, Microsoft Sentinel, and Azure Monitor
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as HIPAA, GDPR, and PCI DSS
- Experience using Azure Key Vault for encryption, key management, and identity controls
- Knowledge of data platform services including Azure Cosmos DB, Synapse Analytics, and Data Lake Storage
- Familiarity with CI/CD methodologies and DevOps tools like GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Azure Pipelines
- Experience with containerization and orchestration via Docker, Kubernetes, AKS, Container Apps, and Container Instances
- U.S. citizenship is required
- Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI) security clearance and pass background investigations including drug testing and creditworthiness
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Over 10 years of software testing, quality assurance, or system validation experience
- Deep hands-on EDIFECS experience in Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Transactions Standards covering medical claims, 270/271, 278/275, and 999 transactions
- Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert certification
- Azure Administrator Associate certification
- Azure Security Engineer Associate certification
Core Skills
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the salary range for this role?
The salary range for the Solutions Architect position is $109,623 to $126,790 per year.
Is this position remote?
Yes, it is a remote position based in the United States, though candidates residing in CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, or WA will not be considered.
What security clearance is required?
Candidates must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI) security clearance.
What type of employment is this?
This is a full-time, W-2 employment opportunity.
Are there specific citizenship requirements?
Yes, U.S. citizenship is required for this opportunity.
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