The Senior Systems Administrator will be responsible for the design, deployment, and management of Azure resource groups, ensuring cost efficiency and scalability. This role involves in-depth knowledge of cloud computing services, including networking, servers, databases, and software in the cloud, along with a strong understanding of Azure security best practices. The administrator will also implement backup and disaster recovery strategies, configure and manage virtual networks, and monitor network traffic. Furthermore, this position requires at least 5+ years of experience managing a production Linux environment (CentOS, RedHat) and experience with server builds and UNIX administration, including OS security, hardening, and network protocols. Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible or Chef and performance tuning is also expected.