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# Linux System Admin - Onsite Manchester

- **Company:** DXC Technology
- **Location:** Broughton, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Secure Shell (SSH), IBM AIX, Amazon Web Services, Bash Shell, Cron, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Debian Linux, Linux, File Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Python (Programming Language), Korn Shell, Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, Logical Volume Manager, Networking Basics, Network File Systems, Performance Tuning, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Robotic Automation Software, Shell Script, Solaris (Operating System), TCP/IP, Virtualization Technology, Scripting, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Sysadmin, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Git, ZFS File System, Puppet, Terraform, Docker, Vmware
- **Published:** August 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/linux-system-admin-onsite-manchester/44655573

## About the Role

bring to the team: 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) What we will do for you: Competitive

## Description

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. At DXC, one of our platinum accounts has openings for 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 What you will


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