Junior Linux System Admin

DXC Technology
Gloucester, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Junior

Job location

Gloucester, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Secure Shell (SSH)
IBM AIX
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Bash
Cron
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Debian Linux
Linux
File Systems
DNS
Python
Korn Shell
Kernel-Based Virtual Machine
Logical Volume Manager
Network File Systems
Performance Tuning
Red Hat Enterprise Linux - RHEL
Ansible
Shell Script
Solaris (Operating System)
TCP/IP
Virtualization Technology
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
GIT
ZFS File System
Puppet
Terraform
Docker
VMware

Job description

At DXC, one of our platinum accounts has openings for Junior Linux System Administrators at varying skill levels. The successful candidate will work within multiple teams and will be innovative and analytical with a good eye for detail. Your role will include implementing standards, policies, and procedures for continual service improvement.

Role responsibilities:

  • Provide first and second level technical support on incidents and problems
  • Monitor overall system performance and ensure smooth system functionality
  • Create, maintain, and utilise documentation
  • Assist building compliance with processes and policies

Requirements

Do you have experience in Virtualization?, * Excellent organisation and time management skills

  • Working to ITIL best practices
  • Desire to improve processes, looking for the root cause of a problem
  • Willingness to both share your knowledge and learn from others
  • A proactive approach towards looking for risks and problems

Desirable Skills and Technologies

  • Proficiency in UNIX/Linux systems (Red Hat, Debian, Solaris, AIX, etc.)
  • Shell scripting (Bash, KornShell, etc.)
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef
  • Process and job control (cron, at, systemd timers)
  • Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NFS, SSH, FTP)
  • Filesystem management (LVM, ext4, XFS, ZFS)
  • Performance tuning and monitoring (top, vmstat, iostat, sar, netstat)
  • Exposure to automation software such as Ansible/Puppet
  • Knowledge of scripting with Bash, Python, and/or Git
  • Experience of AWS
  • Automation tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
  • Virtualization and containers (KVM, VMware, Docker, Podman)

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Employee discount

  • Gym membership

  • Company pension

  • Private medical insurance, * Competitive compensation

  • Pension scheme

  • DXC Select - Our comprehensive benefits package (includes private health/medical insurance,, gym membership and more)

  • Perks at Work (discounts on technology, groceries, travel and more)

  • DXC incentives (recognition tools, employee lunches, regular social events etc)

At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

About the company

At DXC Technology, delivering excellence for our customers and colleagues is more than just a motto, it's something we strive towards constantly through our work. Every day we deliver mission critical services in a secure environment whilst promoting our people first agenda, a real sense of community and a healthy work-life balance. Our consistently positive customer feedback and continuous growth helps us cement our place as one of the world's leading IT solutions enterprises, helping us deliver services and solutions in both challenging and exciting situations. We believe that hiring a diverse team is crucial to our success and our recruiting decisions are based on your skills and experience as an individual. We actively encourage consistent growth on our journey towards a culture of inclusion and recognise that the people we employ are vital to providing a great customer experience. As such, we have a variety of training, support, and tools available to aid in your continual personal and professional development. Our ongoing goal is to drive innovation and modernise operations across the board, which includes furthering the skills of our colleagues. At DXC, building a better you, builds a better us.

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