Systems Administrator

DXC
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
4 days ago

Role details

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

Job location

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Secure Shell (SSH)
IBM AIX
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Bash
Unix
Cron
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Debian Linux
File Systems
DNS
Python
Korn Shell
Kernel-Based Virtual Machine
Logical Volume Manager
Networking Basics
Network File Systems
Performance Tuning
Red Hat Enterprise Linux - RHEL
Ansible
Robotic Automation Software
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 Unix 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

  • 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

  • Competitive compensation

  • Pension scheme

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

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

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

About the company

DXC Technology (DXC: NYSE) is the world's leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, helping clients harness the power of innovation to thrive on change. Created by the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, DXC Technology serves nearly 6,000 private and public sector clients across 70 countries. The company's technology independence, global talent, and extensive partner network combine to deliver powerful next-generation IT services and solutions. DXC Technology is recognized among the best corporate citizens globally.

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