Linux Systems Technician

Job Description:

About DXC

DXC helps global companies run their mission-critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world's largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience across their IT estates.

Our more than 125,000 people in 70-plus countries are entrusted by our customers to deliver transformative technologies to ensure the success, safety and well-being of businesses and people around the world. By combining strengths and expertise globally, we create solutions and deliver greater outcomes for customers across their entire IT estate. Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at DXC.com.

About the team/ Offering

Our IT Outsourcing delivery teams support mission-critical infrastructure services for enterprise clients, helping ensure reliable, optimized, and secure operations across existing technology investments while enabling modernization. This role will support the administration and automation of Linux/UNIX operating systems across on-premise, private cloud, and public cloud environments, helping ensure availability, security, stability, and continuous evolution of hybrid infrastructure platforms.

About the Role

Essential Job Functions:

As a Linux Systems Technician, you will be responsible for administering and automating Linux/UNIX operating systems in on-premise and cloud environments, ensuring availability, security, and platform evolution. You will manage installation, maintenance, patching, vulnerability remediation, hardening, infrastructure renewals, migration activities, L2/L3 production support, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement while collaborating with security, technical, and infrastructure teams.

• Administer and maintain Linux/UNIX operating systems across on-premise, private cloud, and public cloud environments.
• Automate operating system tasks and support automation for build, deployment, and Day 2 operational processes.
• Install, configure, maintain, and support Red Hat Linux, AIX, and Solaris platforms.
• Manage operating system patching activities and maintain patching infrastructure such as Satellite.
• Identify, remediate, and support the resolution of operating system vulnerabilities in collaboration with CISO and technical teams.
• Resolve operating system hardening gaps and support the definition of hardening guidelines.
• Support operating system obsolescence remediation and infrastructure renewal initiatives.
• Participate in migration initiatives across on-premise, private cloud, and public cloud environments.
• Provide L2/L3 production support, including diagnosis, resolution, and coordination with other teams for complex incidents.
• Perform root cause analysis for relevant incidents and define corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience administering Linux/UNIX operating systems in production environments.
• Experience with Linux administration in public and private cloud environments.
• Experience with Red Hat Linux and knowledge of UNIX platforms such as AIX and Solaris.
• Experience with automation tools and scripting, including Ansible, Python, GitHub, and Rundeck.
• Experience supporting operating system patching, vulnerability remediation, and hardening activities.
• Strong diagnostic and incident resolution skills for L2/L3 production environments.
• Experience performing root cause analysis and defining corrective actions for relevant incidents.
• Experience working with Agile methodologies and tools.
• Experience with virtualization technologies.
• Intermediate to advanced English level.
• The service supports the UK, so schedule flexibility is required.

Other Qualifications:

• Knowledge of VMware is preferred.
• Knowledge of Terraform is preferred.
• Experience coordinating technical projects is preferred.
• Experience supporting hybrid infrastructure environments is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with security, infrastructure, and technical teams is preferred.

Why DXC? / Life at DXC

DXC is an employer of choice with strong values, and fosters a culture of inclusion, belonging and corporate citizenship. We inspire and take care of our people. We work to create a culture of learning, diversity and inclusion and are dedicated to strong ethics and corporate citizenship. DXC is where brilliant people seize opportunities to advance their careers and amplify customer success.

Full-time hires are eligible to participate in the DXC benefit program.  DXC offers a comprehensive, flexible, and competitive benefits program which includes, but is not limited to, health, dental, and vision insurance coverage; employee wellness; life and disability insurance; a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, paid time off.

At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

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