Linux & Azure Cloud Administrator

Employment Eligibility Statement

Due to specific project and client requirements, this position is open to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) . Sponsorship is not available at this time.

Danta Technologies evaluates all candidates in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and EEOC guidelines . All hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Job Title: Linux & Azure Cloud Administrator

Location: - Collegeville, PA 19426 (Onsite position)

Contract: 6+ months & Extendable

Pay rate - $43/hr on W2/Danta Technologies payroll (OR) $50/hr on C2C

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.

Notes : Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law.

The rate/ Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.