Job Description:

PubSec Advisor Technical Architect

Requirements for role – You will need to be a British National with no dual nationality and lived in the UK for a minimum of 10 years to qualify.

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, our platinum account has an opening for a hybrid working Technical Architect.  The successful candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter who will have proven hands-on experience in an engineering background specialising in either VMWare and Virtualisation or Linux.  The candidate should also be passionate about conceptualising, designing, and resolving architectural problems and be able to switch between system design/architecture, hands on development, implementation, and client engagement activities.

Role responsibilities:

Work closely with the Account Solution Architect to design, and implement innovative approaches to their problems and challengesHave a deep technical understanding and to support engineers in the build and development of POC’s and have a hands-on approach to designing and implementing solutions which have high availability, achieve performance metrics and are scalableHelping to shape, evolve and document the architecture that underpins the existing platforms and services and lead their on-going transition from legacy systems to cloud based architectures.Interacting with project roles as required, to gain an understanding of the complex business environment, technical context, end client requirements and organisational strategic direction.Advising our customer on the latest technologies and methodologies

What you will bring to the team:

Enthusiasm for collaboration and excellent communication skills (written and verbal)An interest in keeping up with emerging tools, techniques, and technologiesEffective time management and organisational skillsA flexible and Agile way of working within a fast paced and everchanging environment.Attention to detail with a pragmatic and enthusiastic attitude to workDemonstrates a high level of energy, enthusiasm, and tenacity to achieve a positive resultIs a self-starter, overcomes obstacles and is driven to succeedWorks well under pressure to meet deadlines Rapid adaptability in terms of technology and approach are key

Desirable Skills and Technologies:

Either strong Linux sys admin and KVM skills or VMware - ESX, vCentre, Clustering, HA, DRS, vRealize, Update Manager, hardening, storage integration, deep trouble shootingA proven track record in technical computing-based environmentsA deep understanding of Linux and its broader eco systemDeployment automation technologiesThe ability to code, especially Infrastructure as codeNetwork design, implementation, and administrationA track record in the design and application of systems, leveraging automation technologiesA deep understanding of Virtualisation and Container technologiesDesign of large, complex systems including practical experimentation and development skillsHas both technical breadth and depth and great client engagement skillsKnowledge or appreciation of some the listed technologies;
Foreman; Puppet; Satellite; Ansible; Nagios; AI/ML; Big Data; Elastic Search; IaaS; PaaS; HPC; DevOps; AWS; Azure; Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift; Linux based applications

What we will do for you:

Competitive compensationPension schemeDXC Select – Our comprehensive benefits package (includes 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)

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