Senior Systems Administrator

About Adams Group

Adams Group is a fifth-generation, family-owned specialty food company built on over 110 years of a simple but powerful belief: good food starts with good people. Founded on the principle of doing the right thing, we've grown to become the most trusted provider of high-quality specialty grains, oils, and seeds—delivering quality ingredients from seed to shelf.

Rooted in trusted farmer partnerships and vertically integrated operations, we combine agricultural expertise with intentional innovation to deliver specialty at scale. Our commitment to quality, sustainability, and integrity isn't just what we do—it's who we are.

Our Legacy of Innovation

While we stay true to our values, our success across five generations comes from our entrepreneurial spirit and ability to adapt to the needs of a changing food landscape. Embodying the spirit of California, we push boundaries, pioneer new standards, and create better-for-all alternatives that nourish people from infancy to adulthood.

More Than a Job—A Purpose

At Adams Group, we offer more than careers; we offer the opportunity to be part of something meaningful. Whether you're producing high-quality ingredients, supporting sustainable practices, or building trusted relationships across our global network, your work helps nourish lives and communities across generations.

We care deeply for our people, build strong relationships with our partners, deliver consistently for our customers, and enrich the communities we serve. Together, we're elevating industry standards and making a lasting impact on the world.

Join Our Story

Come be part of a legacy where good starts with you. At Adams Group, you don't just have a career—you have a legacy.

Our Core Values

At Adams Group, we live by five core values that guide everything we do:

• Quality in all we do
• Doing the right thing
• Building relationships for shared success
• Adapting to change
• Leaving the world better than we found it
  
  

Position Summary

The Senior Systems Administrator (Cloud, OT & Data Platform) is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining a hybrid IT/OT infrastructure, including enterprise systems, cloud platforms, and modern data environments. This role supports both traditional infrastructure and next-generation data platforms, including the adoption and support of data warehousing and analytics solutions in Microsoft Fabric and Azure.

The position plays a key role in advancing Adams’ cloud and data strategy, ensuring secure, scalable, and high-performing systems across IT and operational environments. This individual partners with IT leadership, data teams, and operational stakeholders to support business intelligence, reporting, and uptime-critical production systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and manage hybrid infrastructure across on-premises and Microsoft Azure environments
• Administer and support data infrastructure environments, including data warehousing solution and Microsoft products.
• Collaborate with data/analytics teams to ensure infrastructure readiness for ETL/ELT pipelines, data ingestion, and reporting workloads
• Optimize performance, scalability, and cost management of cloud-based data platforms
• Administer and optimize core platforms including VMware, SAN/vSAN, backups, and identity systems (Active Directory, Entra AD)
• Support and secure Operational Technology (OT) environments, including industrial networks and system integrations
• Design and enforce network segmentation and security controls across IT, OT, and data environments
• Implement security best practices across infrastructure and data platforms (MFA, conditional access, data governance support, Zero Trust)
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and backup strategies, including data platform resilience
• Monitor system and data platform performance; define and report on KPIs and SLA adherence
• Provide tier 3 escalation support for complex infrastructure and platform issues
• Work with vendors and internal teams to evaluate and improve infrastructure and data solutions
• Apply ITIL, LEAN, and project management methodologies to infrastructure and data initiatives
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field (Or equivalent experience)
• 5–8+ years of experience in systems administration, including cloud environments
  
  

Skills And Competencies

• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Fabric data platform components
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts, including Lakehouse architecture, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data lifecycle management
• Ability to support infrastructure requirements for analytics and BI workloads
• Experience working in hybrid IT/OT environments with up-time-critical systems
• Advanced troubleshooting across infrastructure, cloud, and data platforms
• Knowledge of data security and governance principles in cloud environments
• Scripting/automation experience (PowerShell, Azure CLI preferred)
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical teams
  
  

Certifications/Licenses

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator / Solutions Architect
• Microsoft Fabric / Data Engineering certifications (if applicable)
• VMware VCP
• Security certifications (Security+, CISSP, etc.)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure infrastructure and data platform services (Fabric, Data Factory, or similar)
• Experience supporting Microsoft, Backups, Zscaler, DPL and NDR solutions.
• Experience with VMware and high-availability systems
• Exposure to OT/industrial systems preferred
  
  

Working Conditions

• Must be able to lift 50lbs
• Hybrid Environment
  
  

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