Linux and Azure Cloud Administrator

We are looking for Linux and Azure Cloud Administrator for our client in Collegeville, PA.

Job Title: Linux and Azure Cloud Administrator

Job Location: Collegeville, PA

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Pay Range: $47/hr - $52/hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• Strong hands-on experience in Linux system administration (RHEL/CentOS).
• Proven experience managing Azure cloud infrastructure, especially Linux compute.
• Experience with Azure Storage services (Blob, File Share).
• Understanding of automation and configuration management (Ansible, Terraform).
• Solid troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of security principles and access management.

Responsibilities:

• Support end-to-end migration of Workbench workloads from on-prem or legacy environments to Azure Linux Compute.
• Provision, configure, and manage Azure Linux virtual machines, storage, and networking components.
• Perform migration planning, execution, validation, and post-migration troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with application, platform, and architecture teams to ensure migration success.
• Install, configure, administer, and maintain Linux operating systems (primarily RHEL-based distributions).
• Monitor system performance, availability, and security.
• Manage user accounts, groups, permissions, and access controls.
• Perform system backups, restores, and recovery testing.
• Troubleshoot OS-level, application, and performance issues.
• Apply OS patching, hardening, and compliance baselines.
• Manage Azure infrastructure including Azure Linux Virtual Machines, Azure Managed Disks and Storage Accounts, Azure Blob Storage and Azure File Shares, Virtual Networks, Subnets, NSGs, and IAM/RBAC.
• Support Azure storage services (Azure FileShare, Blob Storage).
• Monitor Azure resource utilization, performance, and health.
• Ensure security, governance, and compliance across Azure workloads.
• Optimize Azure resources for cost, scalability, and reliability.
• Implement and maintain security controls at OS and cloud layers.
• Support logging and monitoring integrations (e.g., Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, ELK).
• Participate in incident management, problem resolution, and root cause analysis.
• Ensure backup, DR, and resilience best practices are followed.
• Create and maintain system documentation, runbooks, and migration procedures.
• Provide technical support to users and stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with Cloud, Platform, Application, and Security teams.
• Stay updated on Linux, Azure, and cloud best practices.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with migration projects (on-prem Azure).
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Azure Monitor, ELK).
• Exposure to Workbench-style Linux environments.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps practices.