UNIX Engineer

DXC Technology, Erskine, Renfrewshire

UNIX Engineer

Salary Not Specified

DXC Technology, Erskine, Renfrewshire

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

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Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: a409aee8e2924a1b96e36f4c61038720

Full Job Description

Job Description: DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) 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 alliance combine to deliver powerful next-generation IT services and solutions. DXC Technology is recognized among the best corporate citizens globally. For more information, visit www.dxc.technologyThe successful candidate will join a highly skilled team of infrastructure engineers providing technical infrastructure design and implementation to central and regional UK Secure Accounts. The role will require a flexible working ethic and a pragmatic approach to IT Cloud and Platform Project Delivery.Successful candidates will have a design, implementation and support background, great customer service and communication skills. They will have a keen interest in innovation alongside a willingness to implement new ways of working and automation. This role is based from our Erskine site so you must be within a reasonable travel distance and be eligible for SC clearance,Description of Role·Design, implement and maintain operational performance of large-scale Unix /Linux Server environments in order to meet contractual service levels and agreed Project time frames.

  • A highly visible role providing design, support and troubleshooting services on multiple projects at the same time.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical business partners.
  • Linux and Solaris Project design, implementation and system administration
  • Ability to mentor technical staff and partners to troubleshoot complex server environments and situations.
  • Comprehensive and demonstratable UNIX/Linux troubleshooting ability.
  • ·Contribute innovative ideas, technologies, scripts and initiatives to deliver a next-generation, automated IT infrastructure support operation.
  • Work as part of a multiskilled team and Project Management delivering Cloud and Platform Projects for a variety of customers.
  • Education and Experience required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience. May hold professional or intermediate-level certification(s) in work field. Typically 10+ years of relevant experience. Candidates should possess at least Disclosure Scotland / BPSS clearance or be willing to undertake appropriate security vetting. Ideally, you will hold SC clearance as a minimum. Essential Knowledge and Skills Required:
  • Red Hat Linux ( versions 5.x-8.x) System Administration
  • Solaris (versions 10.x-11.x) System Administration
  • Working knowledge of SRDF & STAR storage replication
  • Clustering (Veritas VCS, RedHat Resilient Storage GFS2)
  • Storage and Filesystems (VXFS, ZFS, EXT3, EXT4, XFS, UFS, SVM)
  • Volume Managers (VXVM, LVM)
  • CyberArk and SCCM compliant support for CI's
  • UNIX/Linux auditing and logging systems
  • Networking
  • LDAP configuration Server/Client
  • UNIX/Linux Software Patching
  • Desirable skills and knowledge/certifications
  • Virtualization (VMware, Solaris Zones and Containers)
  • EMC SAN Storage
  • Scripting (Shell, Python, Perl, Ansible YAML)
  • Configuration management tools (Ansible or CFEngine)
  • Familiarity with AIX (version 7)
  • Recruitment fraud is a scheme in which fictitious job opportunities are offered to job seekers typically through online services, such as false websites, or through unsolicited emails claiming to be from the company. These emails may request recipients to provide personal information or to make payments as part of their illegitimate recruiting process. DXC does not make offers of employment via social media networks and DXC never asks for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process, nor ask a job seeker to purchase IT or other equipment on our behalf. More information on employment scams is available here.

    Successful candidates will have a design, implementation and support background, great customer service and communication skills. They will have a keen interest in innovation alongside a willingness to implement new ways of working and automation. This role is based from our Erskine site so you must be within a reasonable travel distance and be eligible for SC clearance,Description of Role·Design, implement and maintain operational performance of large-scale Unix /Linux Server environments in order to meet contractual service levels and agreed Project time frames.
  • A highly visible role providing design, support and troubleshooting services on multiple projects at the same time.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical business partners.
  • Linux and Solaris Project design, implementation and system administration
  • Ability to mentor technical staff and partners to troubleshoot complex server environments and situations.
  • Comprehensive and demonstratable UNIX/Linux troubleshooting ability.
  • ·Contribute innovative ideas, technologies, scripts and initiatives to deliver a next-generation, automated IT infrastructure support operation.
  • Work as part of a multiskilled team and Project Management delivering Cloud and Platform Projects for a variety of customers.
  • Education and Experience required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience. May hold professional or intermediate-level certification(s) in work field. Typically 10+ years of relevant experience. Candidates should possess at least Disclosure Scotland / BPSS clearance or be willing to undertake appropriate security vetting. Ideally, you will hold SC clearance as a minimum. Essential Knowledge and Skills Required:
  • Red Hat Linux ( versions 5.x-8.x) System Administration
  • Solaris (versions 10.x-11.x) System Administration
  • Working knowledge of SRDF & STAR storage replication
  • Clustering (Veritas VCS, RedHat Resilient Storage GFS2)
  • Storage and Filesystems (VXFS, ZFS, EXT3, EXT4, XFS, UFS, SVM)
  • Volume Managers (VXVM, LVM)
  • CyberArk and SCCM compliant support for CI's
  • UNIX/Linux auditing and logging systems
  • Networking
  • LDAP configuration Server/Client
  • UNIX/Linux Software Patching
  • Desirable skills and knowledge/certifications
  • Virtualization (VMware, Solaris Zones and Containers)
  • EMC SAN Storage
  • Scripting (Shell, Python, Perl, Ansible YAML)
  • Configuration management tools (Ansible or CFEngine)
  • Familiarity with AIX (version 7)

    DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) 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 alliance combine to deliver powerful next-generation IT services and solutions. DXC Technology is recognized among the best corporate citizens globally.
  • For more information, visit www.dxc.technology