PaaS (Openshift) System Administrator

DXC; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT solutions provider is seeking a PaaS (Openshift) System Administrator located in Cheltenham. The role involves providing technical support, monitoring system performance, and maintaining documentation within a small team. Candidates should possess hands-on experience with Linux and OpenShift, alongside strong automation skills. The company emphasizes a culture of inclusion, offering professional development and a focus on community. Ideal candidates will be innovative, analytical, and able to adapt to new challenges.

Qualifications

• At least two years of hands-on production experience on Linux and OpenShift is required.
• Good knowledge of Linux, Kubernetes, and OpenShift needed.
• Ability to work autonomously or within a high-functioning team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide first and second level technical support on incidents and problems.
• Monitor overall system performance and ensure smooth system functionality.
• Create, maintain, and utilize documentation.

Skills

Automation skills

Excellent organisation

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Time management

Proactive problem-solving

Tools

OpenShift

Linux

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Description:

PaaS (Openshift) System Administrator

Location: 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.

At DXC Technology, delivering excellence for our customers and colleagues is more than just a motto, it’s 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 world’s 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 openings for PaaS System Administrators for varying skill levels. 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 problems
• Monitor overall system performance and ensure smooth system functionality
• Create, maintain, and utilise documentation
• Assist building compliance with our processes and policies
• Able to work autonomously or within high functioning team environment

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
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An ability to adapt quickly and work in an agile fashion

Desirable Skills and Technologies

Ideally required:

• At least two years of hands‑on production experience on Linux, OpenShift
• Good knowledge on Linux, Kubernetes and OpenShift
• Role based access control in relation to OpenShift roles and SCC's

At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritises 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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