Job DetailsJob Location: Adams Group HQ - Sacramento, CA 95833Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $125,000.00 - $140,000.00 SalaryAbout 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
QualificationsRequired 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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