Senior Linux Cloud Engineer

Accenture i s a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song — all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 740,000+ people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. The role is open in various locations such as Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Ruse and Burgas. The position will include оn-call duties. We are looking for a Senior Linux Cloud Engineer to join our cloud operations and engineering teams. In this role, you will act as a senior technical authority, providing Level 3 (L3) support for mission-critical Linux environments and contributing to the design, stability, and continuous improvement of cloud and hybrid platforms. You will work hands-on with Linux systems, containerized workloads, automation, monitoring, and network technologies, while serving as an escalation point for complex incidents and mentoring lower support tiers. To keep it short, below are some key responsibilities: · Provide Level 3 (L3) technical support for mission-critical Linux environments, with a strong focus on Debian and Ubuntu–based systems, ensuring high availability and performance. · Design, operate, and troubleshoot containerized workloads running on Kubernetes (K8s), including cluster health, workload scaling, and networking-related issues. · Administer and optimize Redis deployments, including performance tuning, availability, and incident resolution in production environments. · Implement and maintain monitoring and alerting using Zabbix, proactively identifying performance issues and preventing service disruptions. · Manage and troubleshoot load balancing and traffic management solutions using HAProxy and NetScaler (where applicable), ensuring secure and efficient application delivery. · Configure, secure, and maintain web server stacks based on Apache and Nginx, including SSL/TLS, performance tuning, and integration with backend services. · Support and collaborate on network security and firewall configurations, with hands-on experience in Palo Alto and/or Clavister environments. · Develop, maintain, and improve automation and configuration management using Ansible, reducing manual effort and improving consistency across environments. · Drive automation initiatives across infrastructure and operational processes, including provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and remediation. · Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews, implementing long-term fixes and preventive measures. · Collaborate with cloud, application, and infrastructure teams to design, improve, and optimize solutions. · Contribute to and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures to support knowledge sharing and team efficiency. Requirements and technical knowledge: · Strong proficiency with Linux system administration, particularly Debian and Ubuntu · Experience with Kubernetes (K8s) in production environments · Hands-on experience with Redis · Monitoring and alerting using Zabbix · Load balancing with HAProxy · Web servers: Apache and Nginx · Configuration management and automation using Ansible · Strong focus on automation and operational efficiency · Experience with network security / firewalls (Palo Alto and/or Clavister) is consider a plus · Experience with NetScaler is consider a plus · Experience with Red Hat / CentOS is consider a plus The Rest of the qualities, you know them: · Fluent in English, both verbal and written. · Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively within a team. Benefits: · Certification · Career Counselling · 25 day paid vacation · Flexible home office policy · Options to buy shares · Luxury health & dental insurance · Food vouchers · Multisport cards Employee Assistance Program 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. 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