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Job Title: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Central London/ South West (5 days per week on site)

At DXC Technology, delivering excellence for our customers and colleagues is more than just a motto. We strive to deliver mission critical services in a secure environment while promoting a people-first agenda, a real sense of community and a healthy work-life balance. Our positive customer feedback and ongoing growth help us cement our position as a leading IT solutions provider, delivering services and solutions in challenging and exciting situations.

DXC believes that hiring a diverse team is crucial to our success. Our recruiting decisions are based on skills and experience. We actively support inclusion and provide training, support and tools to aid continual personal and professional development. Our goal is to drive innovation and modernise operations, including 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 Cloud Infrastructure Engineer of varying skill levels. The successful candidate will work within a small team requiring a good knowledge of DevOps engineering methodologies and comfort working in a cloud development environment. The role involves designing, deploying, managing and optimising cloud and virtualization environments across public, private and hybrid cloud platforms. The ideal candidate would be innovative and analytical with a good eye for detail. You will work with a broad range of technologies, including containers, virtualization, servers, storage, networks, middleware and database solutions.

• Manage and operate cloud and virtualization infrastructure, ensuring stability and performance.
• Deploy, configure and optimise virtualization technologies such as VMware, Hyper-V or KVM.
• Support cloud migration projects for public and private cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable, secure and cost-effective cloud solutions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues across storage, networking and compute environments.
• Implement automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform, Ansible or PowerShell.
• Maintain backup, disaster recovery and security best practices across all infrastructure components.
• Document system configurations, policies and procedures for future reference and audits.
• Provide technical guidance and support to other teams as needed.

• Excellent organisation and time management skills.
• Working to ITIL best practices.
• Desire to improve processes and identify root causes of problems.
• Willingness to share knowledge and learn from others.
• Proactive approach to identifying risks and problems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to adapt quickly and work in an agile environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2+ years in a cloud or virtualization role.
• Experience with containerisation and Kubernetes.
• Strong experience with VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V or KVM.
• Familiarity with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
• Knowledge of networking, storage solutions and Active Directory in cloud environments.
• Experience with automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell or Python).
• Understanding of IT security best practices, identity management and compliance.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Administrator).

• Competitive compensation.
• Pension scheme.
• DXC Select – comprehensive benefits package (including 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.).

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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