Offers “Dxc Technology”

Expires soon Dxc Technology

Unix Support Engineer

  • Chorley (Lancashire)

Job description


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About DXC Technology

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 recognised among the best corporate citizens globally.

Role Description

This role is suitable for an engineer with good all-round Unix Server support experience to provide escalated break/fix support and work with Problem Managers to prevent recurrence of repeat issues.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

·  Responsible for client/account interactions as required
·  Responsible for escalating issues, problems, risks, and constraints to the appropriate parties for clarification and resolution
·  Responsible for keeping abreast of new/emerging technology
·  Demonstrates specialist level of understanding in both server hardware & server operating system deployment, configuration, testing & administration as they relate to the deployed Unix solutions
·  Ability to problem solve in complex scenarios under pressure

Experience Required

·  AIX experience
·  Sun Solaris experience including 8 & 9 branded zones with Solaris 10 containers
·  Red Hat Linux engineering experience
·  Platform as a Service experience
·  Infrastructure as Code, utilising open source including GitHub
·  Utilising automation tooling including Ansible

Additional Education Desired

·  Knowledge of Software-Defined storage concepts
·  Knowledge of Converged/Cloud infrastructure methodologies
·  Business Continuity/DR experience
·  Familiar with enterprise storage reporting capabilities (HP Storage Essentials)
·  Understanding of Basic Disk Encryption Technologies
·  SC clearance eligible

Out of Hours

·  Standby / Out of Hours overtime may be required at times

DXC Technology is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, race, colour, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or genetic information. DXC's commitment to diversity and inclusive selection practices includes ensuring qualified long-term unemployed job seekers receive equal consideration for employment. 

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