Senior Linux Engineer - Luton

Job Description: We are seeking an on-site Senior Linux Engineer, providing Linux support for one of our key public sector clients. This is a high-impact role within a fast-paced and dynamic environment, focused on the support, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement. Suitable candidates for this role must be eligible to obtain SC clearance. Location: Luton The successful candidate will join a highly skilled team of support engineers providing technical infrastructure support. The role will require a flexible working ethic and a pragmatic approach to IT support. Successful candidates will have a second/third line support background and great customer service and communication skills. They will have a keen interest in innovation alongside a willingness to implement new ways of working and automation. Education and Experience required: Proven track record of working in a support role in UNIX/Linux Solid technical background supporting large-scale Unix /Linux Server environments. Ability to mentor technical staff and partners to troubleshoot complex server environments and situations. Experience in a highly visible role providing support and troubleshooting services on multiple projects at the same time. Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical business partners. Linux and Solaris System Administration Comprehensive and demonstratable UNIX/Linux troubleshooting ability. Red Hat Linux ( versions 5.x-8.x) System Administration Solaris (versions 10.x-11.x) System Administration Working knowledge of SRDF & STAR storage replication Clustering (Veritas VCS, RedHat Resilient Storage GFS2) Storage and Filesystems (VXFS, ZFS, EXT3, EXT4, XFS, UFS, SVM) Volume Managers (VXVM, LVM) Cyberark and SCCM compliant support for CI's. UNIX/Linux auditing and logging systems Networking LDAP configuration Server/Client UNIX/Linux Software Patching Education and Experience required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience. professional-level certification(s) in work field. Typically 5-10 years of relevant experience.Candidates should possess at least Disclosure Scotland / BPSS clearance or be willing to undertake appropriate security vetting. Ideally, you will hold SC clearance as a minimum but there may be a requirement to undergo DV Clearance . Desirable skills and knowledge Virtualization (VMware, Solaris Zones and Containers) EMC SAN Storage Scripting (Shell, Python, Perl, Ansible YAML) Configuration management tools (Ansible or CFEngine) Familiarity with AIX (version 7)At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes 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.Recruitment fraud is a scheme in which fictitious job opportunities are offered to job seekers typically through online services, such as false websites, or through unsolicited emails claiming to be from the company. These emails may request recipients to provide personal information or to make payments as part of their illegitimate recruiting process. DXC does not make offers of employment via social media networks and DXC never asks for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process, nor ask a job seeker to purchase IT or other equipment on our behalf. More information on employment scams is available . DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission-critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world's largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience across their IT estates. Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at .