Job Description
HSS Storage Systems Administrator
Location
Manchester or Gloucester; on-site 5 days per week.
Security Clearance
Due to security vetting requirements candidates must be eligible for or currently hold clearance. Candidates must be a sole UK national/British citizen and have lived in the UK for 10 or more years.
EEO Statement
DXC Technology is committed to building diverse, inclusive teams. 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.
Role Responsibilities
- 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
- Ensure steady storage provisioning, protection of data, and adherence to compliance
Requirements
- 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
Desirable Skills and Technologies
- Knowledge of NetApp, HP, and/or Dell EMC, File, Block and Object storage systems
- Knowledge of backup technologies
- Knowledge of Fibre Channel switches from Cisco and/or Brocade
- Exposure to SAN protocols such as CIFS, NFS and iSCSI Fibre channel
- Foundational experience in cloud technologies including AWS and Microsoft Azure
- Experience in solution architecture is not necessary but would be useful
- Knowledge of migration tools
- Knowledge of implementing storage array OS and firmware upgrades
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Pension scheme
- DXC 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)