Job Description:
Job Description: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Central London/ South West (5 days per week on site)
At DXC Technology, delivering excellence for our customers and colleagues is more than just a motto, it’s something we strive towards constantly through our work. Every day we deliver mission critical services in a secure environment whilst promoting our people first agenda, a real sense of community and a healthy work-life balance. Our consistently positive customer feedback and continuous growth helps us cement our place as one of the world’s leading IT solutions enterprises, helping us deliver services and solutions in both challenging and exciting situations.
We believe that hiring a diverse team is crucial to our success and our recruiting decisions are based on your skills and experience as an individual. We actively encourage consistent growth on our journey towards a culture of inclusion and recognise that the people we employ are vital to providing a great customer experience. As such, we have a variety of training, support, and tools available to aid in your continual personal and professional development. Our ongoing goal is to drive innovation and modernise operations across the board, which includes furthering the skills of our colleagues. At DXC, building a better you, builds a better us.
At DXC, one of our platinum accounts has openings for Cloud Infrastructure Engineer of varying skill levels. The successful candidate will work within a small team which will require a good level of knowledge on DevOps engineering methodologies and that is comfortable working within a cloud development environment. The role involves designing, deploying, managing, and optimising cloud and virtualisation environments across public, private, and hybrid cloud platforms. The ideal candidate would be innovative and analytical with a good eye for detail. Within your role, you will work with a broad range of technologies, including containers, virtualisation, servers, storage, networks, middleware, and database solutions.
Role responsibilities:
1. Manage and operate cloud and virtualization infrastructure, ensuring stability and performance.
2. Deploy, configure, and optimize virtualization technologies such as VMware, Hyper-V, or KVM
3. Support cloud migration projects for public and private cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)
4. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions
5. Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve infrastructure issues across storage, networking, and compute environments
6. Implement automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or PowerShell
7. Maintain backup, disaster recovery, and security best practices across all infrastructure components
8. Document system configurations, policies, and procedures for future reference and audits
9. Provide technical guidance and support to other teams as needed
What you will bring to the team:
10. Excellent organisation and time management skills
11. Working to ITIL best practices
12. Desire to improve processes, looking for the root cause of a problem
13. Willingness to both share your knowledge and learn from others
14. A proactive approach towards looking for risks and problems
15. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
16. An ability to adapt quickly and work in an agile fashion
Desirable Skills and Technologies
17. Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
18. Some industry experience, with at least 2+ years in a cloud or virtualization role
19. Experience with containerisation and Kubernetes
20. Strong experience with VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, or KVM
21. Familiarity with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
22. Knowledge of networking, storage solutions, and Active Directory in cloud environments
23. Experience with automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, or Python)
24. Understanding of IT security best practices, identity management, and compliance
25. Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
26. Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Administrator).
What we will do for you:
27. Competitive compensation
28. Pension scheme
29. DXC Select – Our comprehensive benefits package (includes private health/medical insurance, childcare vouchers, gym membership and more)
30. Perks at Work (discounts on technology, groceries, travel and more)
31. DXC incentives (recognition tools, employee lunches, regular social events etc)
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.