Unix System Administrator – Onsite (Cheltenham)

DXC Technology · Gloucester

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Red Hat Debian Solaris AIX Bash KornShell Ansible Terraform Puppet Chef cron at systemd timers TCP/IP DNS DHCP NFS SSH FTP LVM ext4 XFS ZFS top vmstat iostat sar netstat Python Git AWS KVM VMware Docker Podman

Job description

About the role

DXC Technology is seeking experienced Unix System Administrators to join a platinum‑account team in Cheltenham. You will work on‑site five days a week, providing first‑ and second‑level support, implementing standards and driving continual service improvement.

Key responsibilities

Provide first and second level technical support for incidents and problems.
Monitor overall system performance and ensure smooth functionality.
Create, maintain and utilise documentation.
Assist in building compliance with processes and policies.
Implement standards, policies and procedures for continual service improvement.

Required profile

Excellent organisation and time‑management skills.
Experience working to ITIL best practices.
Proactive approach to identifying risks and root‑cause analysis.
Willingness to share knowledge and learn from others.
Eligibility for SC or DV security clearance, UK nationality and at least 10 years residence in the UK.

Required skills

Proficiency with UNIX/Linux systems (Red Hat, Debian, Solaris, AIX).
Shell scripting (Bash, KornShell).
Infrastructure as Code tools: 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).
Automation software experience (Ansible, Puppet).
Scripting with Bash, Python and Git.
Exposure to AWS.
Virtualisation and containers (KVM, VMware, Docker, Podman).

What we offer

Competitive compensation.
Pension scheme.
Comprehensive benefits package (private health/medical insurance, childcare vouchers, gym membership, etc.).

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