Accenture is a leading global professional services company that provides a vast range of services in strategy, consulting, technology, and operations. With a workforce of over 700,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, it is a powerhouse in digital transformation, cloud services, and cybersecurity. The company is recognized for its massive scale and its ability to integrate business and technology to drive value for the world's largest organizations.

In Spain, Accenture is one of the largest private employers in the professional services sector, maintaining a significant presence across several regions including Madrid, Barcelona, and Málaga. The company is highly attractive to international professionals due to its diverse project portfolio, multicultural teams, and structured career development paths. It frequently recruits for specialized roles in Industry X, Salesforce, and cloud engineering, often serving as a major entry point for foreign talent into the Spanish corporate landscape.

Originally the consulting arm of Arthur Andersen, the firm became independent in 1989 as Andersen Consulting. It officially rebranded to Accenture in 2001 and has since grown into a global leader through organic growth and hundreds of strategic acquisitions.

Senior Linux Administrator

Accenture

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Accenture, recognized as a Great Place To Work®, is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, public administrations, and other organizations develop their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and improve services for citizens, creating tangible value at speed and scale.

We are looking to incorporate a profile specialized in Linux systems administration to participate in the management, operation, and continuous improvement of critical IT infrastructures. The selected person will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the stability, security, and evolution of services, providing advanced technical knowledge in server and virtualization environments.

The position is based in Madrid in a hybrid work model, working some days from home and others in the office where you can create interesting synergies with the rest of your team.
It is essential to reside in Spain and have a work permit in Spain.

Functions:

Administer and maintain Linux servers (RedHat, Ubuntu, CentOS), ensuring availability, performance, and security through continuous monitoring and patching.
Manage virtualization platforms (VMware, KVM, or others), including machine provisioning, resource optimization, and incident resolution.
Implement infrastructure improvements through automation (Bash, Python scripts, or tools like Ansible).
Collaborate with network and security teams to ensure compliance with service level agreements (SLAs) and cybersecurity policies.

Responsibilities:

Operate and maintain the IT infrastructure aligned with defined SLAs and OLAs, ensuring uptime and performance.
Design and implement technical improvements in server and virtualization environments.
Diagnose and resolve critical incidents in Linux systems and virtualized environments.
Actively participate in continuous improvement and technological transformation initiatives.
Ensure system security through hardening, access control, and vulnerability management.
Coordinate with global teams to ensure the correct delivery of services and infrastructure evolution.

Qualifications:

Essential requirements:

Minimum 4 years of experience in Linux Systems Administration (RedHat, Ubuntu, or similar).
Minimum 4 years of experience in managing virtualization environments (VMware, KVM, or others).
Degree: Degree in Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.

Desirable requirements:

Professional experience in AIX System Administration
Professional experience in Sun Solaris server management
Experience in network security
Experience in Cloud Infrastructure environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Experience in automation through scripting (Bash, Python, Ansible).

At Accenture, a company recognized as a Great Place To Work®, we bet on a hybrid work model that, thanks to technology and our facilities, allows us to maintain the essential human connection to work with our teams and clients. A connection that allows us to maintain our culture of inclusion and diversity and be, according to Refinitiv, the most diverse company in the world.
Additionally, we offer other benefits such as:

Medical, Life, and accident insurance
Medical service and wellness programs
Flexible remuneration program and stock purchase
Flexibility programs (hours, days off, vacations...)
Individualized training itinerary
Sustainability programs and Accenture Foundation
Employee network for diversity
Other benefits: Bankinter Office with special conditions and profit sharing

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world's leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us atwww.accenture.com

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Accenture, reconocida como Great Place To Work®, una compañía líder mundial en servicios profesionales que ayuda a las principales empresas, administraciones públicas y otras organizaciones del mundo a desarrollar su core digital, optimizar sus operaciones, acelerar el crecimiento de sus ingresos y mejorar los servicios para los ciudadanos, creando valor tangible a velocidad y escala.

Buscamos incorporar un perfil especializado en administración de sistemas Linux que participe en la gestión, operación y mejora continua de infraestructuras IT críticas. La persona seleccionada colaborará con equipos multidisciplinares para garantizar la estabilidad, seguridad y evolución de los servicios, aportando conocimiento técnico avanzado en entornos de servidores y virtualización.

El puesto se desempeña en Madrid en un modelo de trabajo híbrido realizando algunos días desde tu casa y otros en la oficina donde podrás crear interesantes sinergias con el resto de tu equipo.
Es imprescindible residir en España y tener permiso laboral en España.

Funciones:

Administrar y mantener servidores Linux (RedHat, Ubuntu, CentOS), asegurando disponibilidad, rendimiento y seguridad mediante monitorización continua y aplicación de parches.
Gestionar plataformas de virtualización (VMware, KVM u otras), incluyendo provisión de máquinas, optimización de recursos y resolución de incidencias.
Implementar mejoras en la infraestructura mediante automatización (scripts en Bash, Python o herramientas como Ansible).
Colaborar con equipos de red y seguridad para garantizar el cumplimiento de acuerdos de nivel de servicio (SLAs) y políticas de ciberseguridad.

Responsabilidades:

Operar y mantener la infraestructura IT alineada con SLAs y OLAs definidos, asegurando uptime y rendimiento.
Diseñar e implementar mejoras técnicas en entornos de servidores y virtualización.
Diagnosticar y resolver incidencias críticas en sistemas Linux y entornos virtualizados.
Participar activamente en iniciativas de mejora continua y transformación tecnológica.
Garantizar la seguridad de los sistemas mediante hardening, control de accesos y gestión de vulnerabilidades.
Coordinarse con equipos globales para asegurar la correcta entrega de servicios y evolución de la infraestructura.

Cualificaciones:

Requisitos imprescindibles:

Mínimo 4 años de experiencia en Administración de Sistemas Linux (RedHat, Ubuntu o similares).
Mínimo 4 años de experiencia en gestión de entornos de virtualización (VMware, KVM u otros).
Titulación: Grado en Ingeniería Informática, Telecomunicaciones o campo relacionado.

Requisitos valorables:

Experiencia profesional en AIX System Administration
Experiencia profesional en gestión de servidores Sun Solaris
Experiencia en seguridad de redes
Experiencia en entornos de Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure o GCP).
Experiencia en automatización mediante scripting (Bash, Python, Ansible).

En Accenture, compañía reconocida como Great Place To Work®, apostamos por un modelo híbrido de trabajo que, gracias a la tecnología y a nuestras instalaciones, nos permiten mantener la conexión humana esencial para trabajar con nuestros equipos y clientes. Una conexión que nos permite mantener nuestra cultura de inclusión y diversidad y ser, según Refinitiv, la empresa más diversa del mundo.
Además, te ofrecemos otros beneficios como:

Seguro médico, de Vida y accidentes
Servicio médico y programas de bienestar
Programa de retribución flexible y compra de acciones
Programas de flexibilidad (horaria, de días libres, vacaciones...)
Itinerario formativo individualizado
Programas de sostenibilidad y Fundación Accenture
Red de empleados por la diversidad
Otros beneficios: Oficina Bankinter con condiciones especiales y reparto de beneficios

About Accenture

Visit us atwww.accenture.com

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