Unix System Administrators

 

Description:

At DXC, one of our platinum accounts has openings for Unix 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
     

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)

Organization DXC Technology
Industry IT / Telecom / Software Jobs
Occupational Category Unix System Administrators
Job Location London,UK
Shift Type Morning
Job Type Full Time
Gender No Preference
Career Level Intermediate
Experience 2 Years
Posted at 2026-05-10 5:39 pm
Expires on 2026-06-24