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Senior Solaris and Linux Administrator

Deloitte
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 Jan 2026

About the role

Senior Solaris and Linux Administrator

Engineering and Product | Security Engineering Same job available in 7 locations

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Gilbert, Arizona, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

Lake Mary, Florida, United States

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Position Summary

Our Deloitte Cyber team understands the unique challenges and opportunities businesses face in cybersecurity. Join our team to deliver powerful solutions to help our clients navigate the ever-changing threat landscape. Through powerful solutions and managed services that simplify complexity, we enable our clients to operate with resilience, grow with confidence, and proactively manage to secure success.

Work You’ll Do

  • Administer, configure, and maintain Linux (Oracle Linux, Red Hat Linux) and Solaris operating systems.
  • Support and manage virtualization platforms, specifically KVM hypervisor and VMware, ensuring high availability and optimal performance.
  • Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot Elasticsearch clusters to support enterprise search and analytics capabilities.
  • Utilize SolarWinds for network and systems monitoring; manage and administer NetApp storage systems, including provisioning and maintenance; automate system administration tasks using Ansible.
  • Implement and manage backup and recovery strategies using Veritas NetBackup; collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and optimize infrastructure solutions.
  • Maintain documentation for system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
  • Participate in on-call rotation and respond to critical incidents as required.

The Team

Deloitte’s Government and Public Services (GPS) practice – our people, ideas, technology, and outcomes—are designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Cyber Strategy & Transformation offering develops and transforms cyber programs in line with a client's strategic objectives, regulatory requirements, and risk appetite. It keeps the enterprise a step ahead of the evolving threat landscape and gives stakeholders confidence in the organization's cyber posture. Includes design of the cyber organization, governance, and risk assessments.

Qualifications 

Required: 

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
  • Operate under a hybrid system requiring residence within a commutable distance to one of the US Delivery Center locations (Gilbert, Lake Mary, or Mechanicsburg) or Geo-Hub locations (Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, and Philadelphia).
  • Spend up to 30% of working time co-located at an assigned office for orchestrated opportunities, including projects, practice sessions, training, and Moments That Matter at a Deloitte Delivery Center location, Geo-Hub location, approved site, or project location.
  • Maximum of 10% overnight travel for client or project purposes.
  • If relocation is necessary, complete the move within 12 weeks from the start date to reside within a commutable distance.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance.
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience managing complex enterprise environments, with demonstrated expertise in Oracle Solaris 11, Oracle Linux, Red Hat Linux, and related technologies. 
  • Demonstrated expertise with at least 8+ years’ experience with the following technologies:
    • Oracle OS Solaris
    • Linux – Red Hat
    • KVM Hypervisor
  • Demonstrated expertise with at least 5+ years’ experience with the following technologies:
    • Ansible
    • ElasticSearch
Preferred: 
  • 5+ years of Unix Admin experience 

Information for applicants with a need for accommodation: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/join-deloitte-assistance-for-disabled-applicants.html

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