PaaS​/System Administrator or OpenShift​/Kubernetes Platform Administrator

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.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage interest from women, underrepresented groups, and neurodivergent candidates. We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the hiring process and are dedicated to creating a supportive, accessible environment for everyone.

DXC Technology 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 Dev Ops engineering methodologies and be comfortable working within a cloud development environment. The role involves developing and supporting an existing Open Shift on Open Stack PaaS solution with an attitude towards delivering zero‑ops which will require strong automation skills.

Your role will include implementing standards, policies, and procedures for continual service improvement.

• 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
• Assist building compliance with our processes and policies
• Able to work autonomously or within high functioning team environment

• Excellent organization 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
• Ability to adapt quickly and work in an agile fashion

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