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Linux Engineer
Location: Central London ( on site 5 days per week)
Due to security clearance requirements candidates must be eligible for or currently hold SC or DV. Candidates must be sole UK national/British citizen and resided in the UK for 10 years and over.
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. For more information, visit www.dxc.com
At DXC, one of our platinum accounts has an opening for a Linux Engineer. 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 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 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)
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