Applications Engineer

Applications Engineer

+6 months +

+SC / DV cleared role - current active clearance is essential

+Inside IR35

+-550 - -580 a day

+Hybrid working in Corsham

We are seeking an experienced Applications Engineer with strong UK MOD/Defence experience to provide hands-on engineering support within a complex, secure enterprise environment.

The successful candidate will support the design, deployment, configuration and lifecycle management of enterprise applications across secure environments, covering integration, testing, deployment and ongoing operational support.

• Deploy, configure and support enterprise applications across Windows and/or Linux environments.
• Manage application lifecycle activities including installation, patching, upgrades and decommissioning.
• Integrate applications with enterprise services including Active Directory/LDAP, databases and networking.
• Configure and maintain development, test and production environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex application and integration issues.
• Apply secure-by-design principles to application deployment and configuration.
• Produce technical documentation including LLDs, build guides and operational runbooks.
• Support system integration, testing and validation.
• Work with Service Management teams to resolve incidents and service requests.
• Contribute to automation and standardisation of application deployment processes.
• Support operational handover and ongoing application stability.

• Proven experience working within the UK MOD/Defence environment - essential.
• Strong experience in application installation, configuration and support within enterprise environments.
• Experience with Windows and/or Linux server environments.
• Knowledge of integrating applications with Active Directory, databases and web services.
• Experience supporting development, test and production environments.
• Understanding of application security and hardening.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Experience producing LLDs, build guides and technical runbooks.
• Experience working within large and complex technical programmes.
• Understanding of ITIL/service management principles.
• Current SC or DV clearance.

• Experience with IIS, Apache, Tomcat or other middleware/application servers.
• PowerShell, Bash or other scripting/automation experience.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Exposure to Docker/Kubernetes and containerised applications.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, Jira and Confluence.
• Relevant technical certifications or vendor training.

This role is suited to an Applications Engineer who has previously delivered application engineering and support within the MOD/Defence environment and is comfortable working in highly secure and complex technical environments.