Automation / Cloud Services Specialist

Job Summary

An organization is seeking an Automation / Cloud Services Specialist to support a tactical systems support program. This role focuses on implementing automation, managing cloud infrastructure, and supporting DevOps practices across complex IT environments, including both cloud and on-premises platforms.

What You Can Expect to Do:

• Implement automation across infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, deployment, testing, and operations
• Enhance infrastructure to support agile frameworks and automated management systems
• Assess compliance with IT policies, standards, and procedures, and recommend improvements
• Build automation for applications, networks, and services across development, testing, and production environments
• Collaborate with infrastructure teams to automate processes, reduce technical debt, and optimize CI/CD pipelines
• Support integration throughout the testing lifecycle with development and QA teams
• Maintain automation scripts and configurations using version control tools (Git/GitLab)
• Train operations teams on automation tools and processes
• Configure and manage cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Administer cloud services in on-premises environments (e.g., Azure Stack, Amazon Snow)

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience in network and system administration
• Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Linux, Windows)
• Experience using source control tools such as Git and GitLab/GitHub
• Experience leading medium to large-scale IT or infrastructure projects
• 7+ years of experience in Infrastructure IT Operations
• 5+ years of experience in software automation and development
• 2+ years of scripting experience
• Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level I certification
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation
• Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure)
• Experience with on-premises cloud technologies
• Active Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
• Experience in IT operations related to systems and network architecture, including AI/ML environments
• Experience in DevOps or CI/CD environments
• Knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, containers, and Kubernetes
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with Ansible (CLI and Automation Platform tools)
• Python scripting experience, including API integrations (e.g., AWS, ServiceNow)
• Experience with Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code tools
• Strong focus on quality assurance, debugging, and issue resolution
• Excellent communication skills

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