Job Title:  Consultant | Linux | Bengaluru | Engineering

Your potential, unleashed.

India’s impact on the global economy has increased at an exponential rate and Deloitte presents an opportunity to unleash and realise your potential amongst cutting edge leaders, and organisations shaping the future of the region, and indeed, the world beyond.

At Deloitte, your whole self to work, every day. Combine that with our drive to propel with purpose and you have the perfect playground to collaborate, innovate, grow, and make an impact that matters.

The team

The Team strategic growth team serves as a central pillar driving growth and transformation within Deloitte, spanning several business lines and various technology functions.  We are established as a centralized team collaborating across consulting, implementation, and operation to maintain and enhance client value offerings and services. We innovate conventional approaches, leveraging Deloitte technology, differentiated domain expertise, intellectual property, talent, and capacity to embed continuous advantage and deliver enhanced business value.

In this team, our focus is on catering to the unique needs and preferences of clients in the South Asia region. Your role within this dynamic team is essential for establishing networks and relationships across the client stakeholder ecosystem and ensuring service fulfillment. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with other Deloitte leadership and stakeholders dedicated to the client. Your contributions will involve nurturing new and existing relationships, supporting presales life cycles, and playing a pivotal role in driving the success of Deloitte business growth for the specific client.

You will be part of a global organization that is making a measurable impact that matters every day.

Your work profile:

We are looking for a Linux Engineer with 1–5 years of hands‑on experience to support and operate Linux workloads in a Software‑Defined Data Center (SDDC). You’ll work on RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu servers running on VMware vSphere, collaborate with storage/network/backup teams, and help drive patching, monitoring, automation, and incident resolution in a secure, enterprise environment.Windows Server Operations

Linux Platform Operations

• Install, configure, and administer RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux/Ubuntu servers (users/groups, systemd services, package management yum/dnf/apt, filesystem tasks).
• Perform patching, kernel/security updates, and basic OS hardening per standards (e.g., CIS guidelines).
• Troubleshoot day‑to‑day issues: CPU/memory/disk usage, network connectivity, boot/service failures, and log analysis.
• Manage basic LVM, filesystems (XFS/EXT4), fstab mounts, and NTP/time sync.

Identity, Security & Access

• Integrate Linux hosts with AD/LDAP/SSSD, manage sudo policies, SSH keys, and certificate basics.
• Support vulnerability remediation workflows and coordinate with security teams for scanning and compliance.

SDDC / Virtualization

• Operate Linux VMs on VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter: VM provisioning from templates, snapshots (with best practices), vMotion, resource adjustments.
• Coordinate with platform teams for vSAN/SAN/NAS storage, NSX‑T network segments/security groups, and change requests.
• Contribute to capacity/performance checks (CPU, memory, IOPS/latency) and right‑sizing.

Backup & Recovery

• Validate backups and perform restore tests for Linux servers using Veeam/Commvault/Rubrik/Cohesity (as applicable).
• Maintain backup job hygiene (policies, schedules, retention) and document recovery steps.

Monitoring, Documentation & ITIL

• Monitor system health with tools like vROps, Prometheus/node_exporter, Grafana, Nagios/Zabbix/SCOM, and respond to alerts.
• Create/update SOPs, runbooks, KB articles, CMDB entries, and change records.
• Participate in Incident/Change/Problem processes and on‑call rotation as needed.

Automation (Foundational)

• Automate routine tasks with Bash and Ansible (playbooks, inventories); contribute to script repositories and follow version control (Git).
• Assist senior engineers with repeatable builds and configuration baselines (golden images).

• Desired qualifications
• 1–5 years of Linux server administration in enterprise environments.
• Practical experience with:
• RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu (systemd, networking basics, storage/LVM, package management).
• Scripting: Bash (Python is a plus).
• Virtualization: Managing Linux VMs on VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter (templates, snapshots, vMotion).
• Networking basics: IP addressing, bonding/teaming, VLANs, firewalls (iptables/nftables).
• Storage basics: Mounts, fstab, NFS/iSCSI fundamentals; exposure to vSAN/SAN/NAS.
• Backup tools: Familiarity with Veeam/Commvault/Rubrik/Cohesity and restore workflows.
• Monitoring: Using dashboards/logs to troubleshoot performance and availability issues.
• Strong troubleshooting mindset, documentation skills, and ability to collaborate across teams.
• Exposure to ITIL practices (Incident/Change/Problem).
• Nice‑to‑Have Skills
• Ansible (roles, vault), Git, basic Terraform exposure.
• Familiarity with NSX‑T concepts (segments, DFW rules, load balancing) and SDDC operations.
• Experience with CIS hardening, vulnerability scanners (Qualys/Nessus), and SIEM (Splunk/Elastic).
• Awareness of Kubernetes/OpenShift node operations, CSI storage, and Velero/Kasten for backups.
• Basic understanding of cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) for hybrid integrations.

• Location and way of working

• Base location: Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi CEC
• This profile involves frequent travelling to client locations
• Hybrid is our default way of working. Each domain has customised the hybrid approach to their unique needs.

Your role as a leader

We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society.

In addition to living our purpose, leaders across our organization must strive to be:

• Inspiring - Leading with integrity to build inclusion and motivation
• Committed to creating purpose - Creating a sense of vision and purpose
• Agile - Achieving high-quality results through collaboration and Team unity
• Skilled at building diverse capability - Developing diverse capabilities for the future
• Persuasive / Influencing - Persuading and influencing stakeholders
• Collaborating - Partnering to build new solutions
• Delivering value - Showing commercial acumen
• Committed to expanding business - Leveraging new business opportunities
• Analytical Acumen - Leveraging data to recommend impactful approach and solutions through the power of analysis and visualization
• Effective communication – Must be well abled to have well-structured and well-articulated conversations to achieve win-win possibilities
• Engagement Management / Delivery Excellence - Effectively managing engagement(s) to ensure timely and proactive execution as well as course correction for

the success of engagement(s)

• Managing change - Responding to changing environment with resilience
• Managing Quality & Risk - Delivering high quality results and mitigating risks with utmost integrity and precision
• Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Applying strategic mindset to solve business issues and complex problems
• Tech Savvy - Leveraging ethical technology practices to deliver high impact for clients and for Deloitte
• Empathetic leadership and inclusivity - creating a safe and thriving environment where everyone's valued for who they are, use empathy to understand others to adapt our behaviours and attitudes to become more inclusive. 

How you’ll grow

Connect for impact

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Drive your career

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