Systems Administrator

Job Description

PaaS ( Openshift) System AdministratorLocation: Cheltenham/Gloucester - 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 is committed to building diverse, inclusive teams. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage interest from women, underrepresented groups, and neurodivergent candidates. We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the hiring process and are dedicated to creating a supportive, accessible environment for everyone.At DXC Technology, delivering excellence for our customers and colleagues is more than just a motto, its something we strive towards constantly through our work. Every day we deliver mission critical services in a secure environment whilst promoting our people first agenda, a real sense of community and a healthy work-life balance. Our consistently positive customer feedback and continuous growth helps us cement our place as one of the worlds leading IT solutions enterprises, helping us deliver services and solutions in both challenging and exciting situations.We believe that hiring a diverse team is crucial to our success and our recruiting decisions are based on your skills and experience as an individual. We actively encourage consistent growth on our journey towards a culture of inclusion and recognise that the people we employ 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 an opening for a PaaS (Openshift) System Administrator to join the team. The successful candidate will work within a small team which will require a good level of knowledge on DevOps engineering methodologies and that is comfortable working within a cloud development environment. The role involves developing and supporting an existing OpenShift on OpenStack PaaS solution with an attitude towards delivering zero-ops which will require strong automation skills. The ideal candidate would 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 problemsMonitor overall system performance and ensure smooth system functionalityCreate, maintain, and utilise documentationAssist building compliance with our processes and policiesAble to work autonomously or within high functioning team environmentWhat you will bring to the team:Excellent organisation and time management skillsWorking to ITIL best practicesDesire to improve processes, looking for the root cause of a problemWillingness to both share your knowledge and learn from othersA proactive approach towards looking for risks and problemsExcellent written and verbal communication skillsAn ability to adapt quickly and work in an agile fashionDesirable Skills and TechnologiesIdeally required:At least two years of hands-on production experience on Linux, OpenShiftGood knowledge on Linux, Kubernetes and OpenShiftRole based access control in relation to OpenShift roles and SCC'sWhat we will do for you:Competitive compensationPension schemeDXC 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)TPBN1_UKTJ