Your potential, unleashed.

India’s impact on the global economy has increased at an exponential rate and Deloitte presents an opportunity to unleash and realize your potential amongst cutting edge leaders, and organizations 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

Deloitte helps organizations prevent cyberattacks and protect valuable assets. We believe in being secure, vigilant, and resilient—not only by looking at how to prevent and respond to attacks, but at how to manage cyber risk in a way that allows you to unleash new opportunities. Embed cyber risk at the start of strategy development for more effective management of information and technology risks

Your work profile.

We are seeking a hands‑on Linux System Administrator to support and enhance mission‑critical, on‑premise infrastructure at a large financial services client. The ideal candidate has strong experience with enterprise Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu), automation, virtualization, security hardening, and production operations. You’ll work onsite with cross‑functional teams to deliver secure, resilient, and well‑documented services aligned to banking/financial compliance standards.

• Operations & Administration
• Install, configure, and maintain Linux servers (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) in on‑prem data centers.
• Manage system services (systemd), user and group administration, sudoers, PAM, SSH, and certificate/TLS management.
• Perform routine patching/updates (yum/dnf/apt), kernel updates, and package lifecycle management.
• Filesystem/LVM management (ext4/xfs), swap, fstab, and performance tuning.
• Monitor system health and capacity (CPU, memory, disk, I/O) and remediate bottlenecks.
• Security & Compliance
• Integrate with enterprise identity (LDAP/AD, Kerberos), enforce least‑privilege, and maintain secure configurations.
• Support vulnerability management (e.g., Qualys/Nessus) and coordinate remediation with change controls.
• Automation & Scripting
• Use Bash (and optionally Python) to automate routine tasks and build operational scripts.
• Employ Ansible (or similar) for configuration management, repeatable builds, and drift remediation.
• Create and maintain runbooks/playbooks and internal documentation.
• Virtualization & Infrastructure
• Administer VMware vSphere/ESXi (or KVM)—provisioning, templates, snapshots, resource tuning.
• Collaborate with storage teams on SAN/NAS, multipathing, and filesystem mount strategies.
• Support backup/restore processes (e.g., Commvault, NetBackup) and test recovery scenarios.
• Implement and manage HA/Clustering (Pacemaker/Corosync), load balancing, and failover strategies.
• Networking & Observability
• Configure TCP/IP networking, routing, bonding/teaming, VLANs, DNS, NTP, and basic firewall rules.
• Centralize logs (rsyslog/syslog‑ng) and integrate with SIEM (e.g., Splunk); create actionable alerts/dashboards.
• Reliability, Change & Incident Management
• Participate in incident response, root‑cause analysis, and post‑mortems.
• Contribute to capacity planning, DR drills, and continuous improvement initiatives

• 3–5 years of hands‑on Linux administration in enterprise environments.
• Strong proficiency in RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu, Bash scripting, and Ansible.
• Experience with VMware vSphere/ESXi (or KVM) and on‑prem server lifecycle management.
• Solid understanding of LVM, filesystems (ext4/xfs), boot & systemd, and performance tuning.
• Working knowledge of network fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, VLANs, routing, firewalls).
• Strong documentation skills and ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams.

Desired qualifications  

• Experience with backup solutions (Commvault/NetBackup) and DR/BCP exercises.
• Knowledge of HA clustering (Pacemaker/Corosync) and load balancers.
• Basic Python for automation, and Git for version control.
• Familiarity with Containerization (Docker/Podman) and CI/CD basics for infra-as-code pipelines.

• B.E / B.Tech (Tier 1/2) in Computer Science, Information Technology or related fields 
• Able to assess impact of decisions and propose reasoned recommendations.
• Proven experience overseeing operational approaches and tools and assessing effectiveness.

Location and way of working  

• Base location: Navi Mumbai
• This profile requires working from office all 5 days.

Your role as a Consultant

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, Consultant's 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 

Our exceptional team of professionals across the globe are solving some of the world’s most complex business problems, as well as directly supporting our communities, the planet, and each other. Know more in our Global Impact Report and our India Impact Report.  

Empower to lead 

You can be a leader irrespective of your career level. Our colleagues are characterised by their ability to inspire, support, and provide opportunities for people to deliver their best and grow both as professionals and human beings. Know more about Deloitte and our One Young World partnership.  

Inclusion for all 

At Deloitte, people are valued and respected for who they are and are trusted to add value to their clients, teams and communities in a way that reflects their own unique capabilities. Know more about everyday steps that you can take to be more inclusive. At Deloitte, we believe in the unique skills, attitude and potential each and every one of us brings to the table to make an impact that matters.   

Drive your career 

At Deloitte, you are encouraged to take ownership of your career. We recognise there is no one size fits all career path, and global, cross-business mobility and up / re-skilling are all within the range of possibilities to shape a unique and fulfilling career. Know more about Life at Deloitte.  

Everyone’s welcome… entrust your happiness to us                                    

Our workspaces and initiatives are geared towards your 360-degree happiness. This includes specific needs you may have in terms of accessibility, flexibility, safety and security, and caregiving. Here’s a glimpse of things that are in store for you.    

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