Job Description

Job requisition ID :: 94205
Date: Jan 20, 2026
Location: Bengaluru
Designation: Senior Consultant
Entity: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP

Role: Solaris Admin

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 Deloitte South Asia strategic growth team serves as a central pillar driving growth and transformation within DSA, 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 DSA 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 an experienced

Solaris SME - Senior Consultant

to support, manage, and modernize mission-critical Oracle Solaris environments across enterprise data centers. This role requires deep technical expertise in

Solaris administration, virtualization (LDOMs/Zones), patching, storage, clustering

, and performance tuning.



You will serve as the go-to expert for advanced Solaris operations (L2/L3), lead troubleshooting for complex incidents, assist in architectural improvements, and ensure system reliability, security, and lifecycle compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Solaris Server Administration

Administer and manage

Oracle Solaris 10/11

environments, including installation, configuration, system builds, and OS lifecycle operations. Perform system hardening, patching, kernel updates, package management (IPS/SVR4), and performance optimization. Manage and troubleshoot ZFS file systems, storage pools, NFS configurations, and disk provisioning.

Virtualization & Partitioning (LDOMs & Zones)

Deploy and manage

Logical Domains (LDOMs)

-- control domain, service domain, I/O domain, and guest domains. Configure and manage

Solaris Zones

(global, non-global, branded zones). Support live migration, resource management, virtual networking (vsw/vnet), and storage provisioning for virtualized environments.

Clustering & High Availability

Implement, manage, and troubleshoot

Oracle Solaris Cluster

for high availability. Configure cluster nodes, quorum, failover resources, agents, and fencing policies. Conduct failover testing, cluster health checks, and incident recovery for production clusters.

Networking, Security & OS Internals

Configure and troubleshoot Solaris networking (aggregation, VLANs, IPMP, routing, virtual switches). Apply Solaris security controls, RBAC, auditing, SMF services, and compliance requirements. Analyze logs and OS internals for kernel, process, or performance issues.

Automation, Scripting & Tooling

Automate tasks using

Shell scripting

, Python, or Ansible (where applicable). Build operational scripts for monitoring, patching, cluster validation, and resource management. Integrate with monitoring tools (Nagios, Zabbix, Oracle Enterprise Manager).

Operations, Troubleshooting & Support

Provide

L2/L3 support

for escalated Solaris-related incidents. Perform root-cause analysis (RCA) for system failures, performance degradations, and cluster incidents. Support DR drills, capacity planning, system audits, and environment modernization initiatives.

Documentation & Collaboration

Maintain technical documentation including build guides, SOPs, topology diagrams, and cluster documentation. Work closely with Linux, network, storage, database, and application teams to support business-critical workloads. Participate in change management, patch windows, planned maintenance, and compliance audits.

Required Skills

Strong hands-on experience with

Oracle Solaris 10/11

administration. Expertise in

LDOMs

,

Solaris Zones

, and virtualization frameworks. Strong knowledge of

Oracle Solaris Cluster

and high-availability concepts. Proficiency with ZFS, storage pools, disk management, and network configurations. Experience with SMF services, RBAC, IPS/PKG, patching tools, and OS hardening. Solid troubleshooting skills involving OS internals, performance tuning, networking, and clustering. Experience working in enterprise-scale Solaris environments.

Experience

8-10 years

of Solaris/Unix administration experience. Hands-on experience supporting Solaris in production environments, including clustered setups and LDOM deployments. Exposure to ITIL processes and enterprise operations best practices.

Good to have

Oracle Solaris certifications (Oracle Certified Associate/Professional). Experience with Oracle SPARC hardware platforms (T-series/M-series). Familiarity with automation/orchestration tools (Ansible, Puppet). Exposure to migration or modernization projects (Solaris to Linux transitions).

Desired qualifications

Any graduate

Location and way of working

Base location: Bangalore 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





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.

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