Wintel Engineer

Job Description:

DXC Technology is the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, helping clients harness the power of innovation to thrive on change. Created by the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, DXC Technology serves nearly 6,000 private and public sector clients across 70 countries. The company’s technology independence, global talent and extensive partner alliance combine to deliver powerful next-generation IT services and solutions. DXC Technology is recognized among the best corporate citizens globally. For more information, visit www.dxc.technology

The successful candidate will join a highly skilled team of project support engineers providing technical infrastructure support to Southern Coast UK Government users. 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.Description of Role

• Responsible for delivery of assigned tasks within the delivery cycle of a project.
• Understands a broad spectrum of the company's technology, Windows 2000 to 2022, VMware ESXi and Hyper V servers, in order to deliver part of a detailed technical design, which meets customer requirements.
• Tasks may include Design and installation of new systems applications; updating applications, firmware, and drivers; creating boundaries for as well as performing configuration and testing activities as part of an obsolescence project(s).
• Knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, VMware vCenter, VMWare ESXi and Windows PKI, among others.
• Works without direction and with customer nominated representatives to accomplish assigned tasks.
• Contributes to design for specific deliverables and assists in the development of technical solutions.
• Participates as part of a team and maintains good relationships with team members, internal DXC Teams and customers.
• Uses knowledge tools and re- uses information for the benefit of projects, and of professional development.

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 .

Essential Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Windows Server 2003 to 2022
• Active Directory
• DNS
• DHCP
• Group Policy
• Windows PKI
• DFS
• VMware vSphere and ESXi
• Veritas Clustering
• Microsoft Clustering
• Great customer service
• Good understanding of networks and Domain Structure

Desirable skills and knowledge/certifications

• Any Microsoft / Citrix / VMWare certification
• Wider understanding of client or midrange OSes, networking and security
• Powershell scripting
• McAfee ePO
• Hyper V
• HP BladeSystem, or similar blade servers / blade chassis and interconnect technologies
• HP Cloud Service Automation, or similar self-service cloud management technology
• HP Server Automation, or similar system configuration / software deployment technology
• Symantec Datacentre Security, or similar security policy enforcement product

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