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# HSS - Linux Sytem Administrator

- **Company:** DXC Technology
- **Location:** Cheltenham, UK
- **Salary:** £38,419.0
- **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), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Git, ZFS File System, Puppet, Terraform, Docker, Vmware
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5887463398

## About the Role

Due to the nature of the work and the customers we support, the successful candidate must be eligible to meet UK Government and contractual personnel security requirements, including the applicable residency requirements for the role, and have the right to work in the United Kingdom. Some roles may also be subject to nationality requirements where these are necessary to meet UK Government or contractual security obligations., * 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)

## Description

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


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