Automation and Cloud Services Engineer

Ellington Solutions is seeking out qualified candidates that will:

• Assist the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA) in establishing and overseeing sophisticated cloud and automation infrastructure pertaining to C5ISR systems.
• Facilitate agile infrastructure management while collaborating with various technical teams.
• Execute end-to-end automation processes, including provisioning, configuration, deployment, and testing.
• Develop agile infrastructure to support integrated automation and collaborative management.
• Create and maintain automation tools as well as CI/CD pipelines.
• Configure and manage cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Azure Stack, and Amazon Snow.
• Document and commit automation code to Git repositories.
• Provide training to operations teams on the effective use of automation tools.

The qualified candidate will have:

• U.S. Citizenship (Required)
• Secret clearance with NATO access, no interim (Required)

• IAT Level II certification (Required)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation
• AWS or Azure Associate certification
• Compliance with MCEN security standards and completion of cybersecurity training
• Adherence to DoD cybersecurity and OPSEC protocols
• Over 7 years of experience in infrastructure IT operations
• More than 5 years in software automation and development
• At least 2 years of experience in scripting (e.g., Python)
• Demonstrated expertise in network/system administration and virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, KVM, Hyper-V)
• Experience with Git and GitLab
• Background in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and AI/ML systems
• Proficiency with Ansible Core, Ansible WorX (AWX), and Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Experience with Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tools