SC Cleared Systems Administrator - Farnborough (On-site)

DXC Technology Company; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

DXC Technology is seeking an experienced System Administrator to join an on-site team in Farnborough. The role involves managing the Project Support Environment, providing user help desk support, and ensuring robust backup and patching processes to meet contract requirements.

The successful candidate will be familiar with Active Directory, Windows Server, Red Hat Linux, VMware, Veeam, and WSUS, with strong networking skills and the ability to work within a Quality Management System.

Qualifications

• Must be cleared to a minimum of SC.
• Conversant with Active Directory
• Conversant with Microsoft Server suites and Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems.
• Software updated via WSUS.
• VMware and VEEAM backups.
• SQL Databases.
• Experience of maintaining software solutions on various hardware platforms.
• TCP/IP & Static Networking including Aruba Procurve switches and patching.

Responsibilities

• Work with the STL to ensure facilities required to enable delivery of contracted support are available.
• Provide access to the Project Support Environment as required.
• Provide internal system help desk support to staff.
• Produce and maintain a schedule of work for administration and maintenance.
• Undertake System Administration tasks per the System Team Backlog per QMS rules.
• Monitor and report on environment performance.
• Manage the environment to maintain performance and availability.
• Ensure data on the system is backed up and restorable.
• Follow Starters & Leavers and other internal equipment processes.
• Provide Licence quotes for software used on the account.
• Some weekend work for regular software patching may be required.
• On-call duties may be required on rare occasions.

Skills

SC clearance

Active Directory

Microsoft Server

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

WSUS

VMware

VEEAM backups

SQL databases

TCP/IP networking

Aruba Procurve switches

Tools

IBM Rational Suite

ClearCase

ClearQuest

PowerShell

Job description

DXC Technology is seeking an experienced System Administrator to join an on-site team in Farnborough. The role involves managing the Project Support Environment, providing user help desk support, and ensuring robust backup and patching processes to meet contract requirements.

The successful candidate will be familiar with Active Directory, Windows Server, Red Hat Linux, VMware, Veeam, and WSUS, with strong networking skills and the ability to work within a Quality Management System.