Linux & Azure Cloud Administrator

Workbench Migration & Cloud Operations

• 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.

Linux System Administration

• 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.

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 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 with automation and configuration management (Ansible Terraform).
• Solid troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
• Strong understanding of security principles and access management.

Good 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.