Overview
At DXC Technology, delivering excellence for our customers and colleagues is more than a motto; it is a continual focus through our work. We deliver mission-critical services in a secure environment while promoting a people-first agenda, a sense of community and a healthy work-life balance. Our ongoing growth and positive customer feedback help us remain a leading IT solutions enterprise, delivering services and solutions in challenging and exciting situations.
We believe hiring a diverse team is crucial to our success. Recruitment decisions are based on your skills and experience as an individual. We support continuous personal and professional development with training, tools and coaching, and we strive to drive innovation while modernising operations across the board. At DXC, building a better you, builds a better us.
One of our platinum accounts has an opening for a hybrid-working Cloud Architect. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter with proven hands-on AWS engineering experience, capable of conceptualising, designing and resolving architectural problems, and able to switch between system design/architecture, hands-on development, implementation, and client engagement.
Role Responsibilities
* Work closely with the Account Solution Architect to design and implement innovative approaches to problems and challenges.
* Possess a deep technical understanding to support engineers in the build and development of POCs, and take a hands-on approach to designing and implementing high-availability, scalable solutions that meet performance metrics.
* Help shape, evolve and document the architecture underpinning existing platforms and services, and lead the transition from legacy systems to cloud-based architectures.
* Interact with project roles to understand the complex business environment, technical context, end-client requirements and organisational strategy.
* Advise the customer on the latest technologies and methodologies.
What You Will Bring To The Team
* Enthusiasm for collaboration and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Interest in keeping up with emerging tools, techniques, and technologies.
* Effective time management and organisational skills.
* Flexible and Agile in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
* Attention to detail with a pragmatic and enthusiastic attitude to work.
* High energy, enthusiasm, and tenacity to achieve a positive result.
* Self-starter who overcomes obstacles and is driven to succeed.
* Ability to work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
* Rapid adaptability in technology and approach.
Desirable Skills And Technologies
* Strong experience with AWS.
* Proven track record in technical computing-based environments.
* Deep understanding of Linux and its ecosystem.
* Deployment automation technologies.
* Ability to code, especially Infrastructure as Code.
* Network design, implementation and administration.
* Experience in designing and applying systems with automation technologies.
* Strong understanding of virtualization and container technologies.
* Experience in designing large, complex systems with practical experimentation and development skills.
* Broad and deep technical knowledge with strong client engagement skills.
* Knowledge or familiarity with Foreman, Puppet, Satellite, Ansible, Nagios, AI/ML, Big Data, ElasticSearch, IaaS, PaaS, HPC, DevOps, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift; Linux-based applications.
What We Will Do For You
* Competitive compensation
* Pension scheme
* DXC Select – comprehensive benefits (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.)
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Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting
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