UNIX ADMINISTRATOR

GROUP BNP PARIBAS

BNP Paribas Group is the top bank in the European Union and a major international banking establishment. It has close to 185,000 employees in 65 countries. In Spain we are more than 5,100 employees within 13 business lines.

Spain IT Production

Spain IT Production organization consists of CIB ITO & ITG IT Platforms and is responsible for providing IT Production services to our Clients in EMEA, ensuring a Digital Market evolution, in a secured and performant environment, and with a reliable quality. IT Production organisation includes Infrastructure services, Telecom & Workspace, Production Security and Application Production domains and associated transversal services (CTO Office, Control Tower, PMO and IT Continuity). In Spain, IT Production relies on a Platform with over 400 experts that provide full-stack support services ensuring a secure, stable, standardized, and efficient production.

ABOUT THE JOB

MISSION

This role is responsible for the administration of Unix‑based servers within BNP Paribas – primarily RHEL, Ubuntu and Debian. Our environment spans a large, hybrid infrastructure of physical and virtual servers that supports mission‑critical applications and continuous production workloads.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure production stability – monitor, tune and troubleshoot the server park so that all services meet their SLA deadlines and remain available for end‑user operations.
• Drive process‑automation – design, script and implement automated workflows (e.g., provisioning, configuration management, patching, and compliance checks) that reduce manual effort, accelerate delivery, and improve repeatability across the whole fleet.
• Maintain high‑availability architectures – deploy, configure and support HA solutions (clustering, load‑balancing, fail‑over) to guarantee uninterrupted production services.
• Security & compliance – perform hardening, vulnerability remediation, and patch management in a timely, deadline‑oriented manner, ensuring that security controls never become a bottleneck for production.
• Adaptability & continuous learning – stay current with emerging tools (Ansible, Python, CI/CD, etc.) and be ready to pivot when production requirements evolve or new technologies are introduced

REQUIREMENTS

• Studies

• Red Hat certifications are not mandatory but valuable.

• Computer Engineering degree or any other title related to Computer Engineering is also valuable but not mandatory.

• Experience

• Proven expertise with Unix/Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu & Debian)..

• Strong background in high‑availability technologies and process‑automation frameworks.

• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, meet tight production deadlines, and adapt quickly to shifting priorities.

• Excellent communication and planning skills – you can translate technical details into clear actions for both technical and non‑technical audiences.

• A proactive mindset eager to learn, improve, and automate every repetitive task that touches the production line.

• Languages

• High English spoken and written fluent for daily usage is mandatory.

SKILLS

• Technical

Essential:

• Advanced administration & troubleshooting on RHEL, Ubuntu & Debian in large‑scale environments ( > 10 000 servers).

• Automation & scripting – proven expertise with Ansible to build repeatable playbooks for provisioning, configuration, compliance and patching.

• Server‑side networking – VLANs, bonding, TCP/IP tuning, firewall rules, etc.

• High‑availability clustering – hands‑on experience with VeritasInfoscaleFoundation and OpenSVC.

• Additional automation platforms like Puppet (or similar).

Desirable:

• Identity & access knowledge – Active Directory, Centrify.

• Enterprise patch‑management tools – Satellite, Landscape.

• CI/CD ecosystem familiarity – Jira, Bitbucket, GitLab, Jenkins, etc.

We are looking for a candidate who not only masters the core Unix/Linux technologies and high‑availability solutions, but who also lives automation, adapts quickly to new tools or shifting production needs, and consistently delivers results on‑time, keeping our massive server estate running smoothly for the business.

• Transversal & Behavioral

• Clear communicator & strong interpersonal skills, someone able to translate technical automation concepts into actionable information for clients, operators and management.

• Team‑player with a collaborative mindset: This person will work hand‑in‑hand with developers, security, network and production teams to deliver end‑to‑end solutions.

• Proactive & adaptable, who constantly looks for repeatable patterns to automate, anticipates capacity or availability constraints, and adjusts plans on the fly.

• Resilient under pressure & self‑directed, someone who maintains focus on meeting SLA deadlines during high‑severity incidents while operating autonomously when needed

• Autonomous and comfortable working in project mode, who can independently drive automation or infrastructure projects from concept to delivery while coordinating with stakeholders and respecting production timelines.

BENEFITS

• Training programs, career plans and internal mobility opportunities, national and international thanks to our presence in different countries.

• Diversity and Inclusion Committee that ensures an inclusive work environment. In recent years, several employee communities have been created to organize diversity and inclusion awareness actions (PRIDE, We Generations and MixCity).

• Corporate volunteering program (1 Million Hours 2 Help) in which employees can dedicate time out of their working hours to volunteer activities.

• Flexible compensation plan.

• Hybrid telecommuting model (50%).

• 32 vacation days.

Diversity and inclusion commitment

BNP Paribas Group in Spain is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect on the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.