Senior Linux Engineer (Edinburgh or Newcastle)
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We are seeking an on-siteSenior Linux Engineer, providing Linux support for one of our key public sector clients. This is a high-impact role within afast-paced and dynamic environment, focused on the support, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
Due to the customer requirements successful applicants must be eligible for high level UK Security clearance
Location: Edinburgh or Newcastle
The successful candidate will join a highly skilled team of support engineers providing technical infrastructure support. The role will require a flexible working ethic and a pragmatic approach to IT
support.Successful
candidates will have a second/third line support background and great customer service and communication skills. They will have a keen interest in innovation alongside a willingness to implement new ways of working and automation.
Education and Experience required:
Proven track record of working in a support role in UNIX/Linux
Solid technical background supporting large-scale Unix /Linux Server environments.
Ability to mentor technical staff and partners to troubleshoot complex server environments and situations.
Experience in a highly visible role providing support and troubleshooting services on multiple projects at the same time.
Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical business partners.
Linux and Solaris System Administration
Comprehensive and demonstratable UNIX/Linux troubleshooting ability.
Red Hat Linux ( versions 5.x-8.x) System Administration
Solaris (versions 10.x-11.x) System Administration
Working knowledge of SRDF & STAR storage replication
Clustering (Veritas VCS, RedHat Resilient Storage GFS2)
Storage and Filesystems (VXFS, ZFS, EXT3, EXT4, XFS, UFS, SVM)
Volume Managers (VXVM, LVM)
Cyberark and SCCM compliant support for CIs.
UNIX/Linux auditing and logging systems
Networking
LDAP configuration Server/Client
UNIX/Linux Software Patching
Education and Experience required:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience. professional-level certification(s) in work field. Typically 5-10 years of relevant experience.
Desirable skills andknowledge
Virtualization (VMware, Solaris Zones and Containers)
EMC SAN Storage
Scripting (Shell, Python, Perl, Ansible YAML)
Configuration management tools (Ansible or CFEngine)
Familiarity with AIX (version 7)
What We Will Do For You
Competitive compensation
Pension scheme
DXC Select
Our comprehensive benefits package (includes private health/medical insurance, , gym membership and more)
Perks at Work (discounts on technology, groceries, travel and more)
DXC incentives (recognition tools, employee lunches, regular social events etc)
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- Location:
- Manchester
- Salary:
- not provided
- Category:
- IT