What are the responsibilities and job description for the Linux & Azure Cloud Administrator position at HPTech Inc.?
Job Title: Linux & Azure Cloud Administrator
Location: Collegeville, PA 19426
Mode : Contract (6 Months) - Onsite
Workbench Migration & Cloud Operations
- Support endtoend migration of Workbench workloads from onprem 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 postmigration troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with application, platform, and architecture teams to ensure migration success.
Linux System Administration
- Install, configure, administer, and maintain Linux operating systems (primarily RHELbased distributions).
- Monitor system performance, availability, and security.
- Manage user accounts, groups, permissions, and access controls.
- Perform system backups, restores, and recovery testing.
- Troubleshoot OSlevel, application, and performance issues.
- Apply OS patching, hardening, and compliance baselines.
Azure Cloud Administration
- 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.
Security, Monitoring & Operations
- 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.
Documentation & Collaboration
- 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.
Skills & Qualifications
Mandatory Skills
- Strong handson 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 with automation and configuration management (Ansible, Terraform).
- Solid troubleshooting and problemsolving skills.
- Strong understanding of security principles and access management.
Salary : $45 - $70