LINUX_PaaS Engineer

Job Overview

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 Dev Ops engineering methodologies and that is 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.

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.

Location:

Gloucester

• 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

• 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

• 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
• Good troubleshooting skills on Open Shift and Kubernetes
• Good troubleshooting skills in Docker and Podman
• Confidence in using GIT/Source Control
• Good CI/CD pipeline understanding
• Ansible automation
• Ability to write technical documentation
• Experience with ArgoCD, Istio/Service Mesh, Tekton and Helm Charts will be added advantage
• Open Shift monitoring and writing custom alerting using Prometheus Alert manager
• Check
  
  MK to monitor physical infrastructure
• Experience with Red Hat Quay Container Registry
• Experience with Red Hat CEPH Storage
• Experience with Red Hat Open Stack
• Experience with maintaining Dell Power Edge Servers

• Competitive Compensation & Pension Scheme - Rewarding your expertise while securing your future.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package - Including DXC Select
  , Perks at Work
  , and incentive programs for exclusive savings and rewards.
• Continuous Learning & Development - Access to upskilling opportunities, career growth resources, and industry-leading training.
• Lifestyle Perks - Enjoy options like the Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme and more.

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