Applications Engineer - Aerospace & Defense

Project overview

Looking for a role with plenty of growth opportunities?

Join a UK-based, NCSC-assured consultancy specialising in the design, testing, and delivery of secure information and communication systems, recognised for its expertise in risk management and audit review within the defence and security sector.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Applications Engineer to deliver hands-on engineering support on a 6-month hybrid contract based in Corsham. The ideal candidate will support application deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management across enterprise environments, covering full lifecycle delivery from design and integration through to testing, deployment, and operational support within a secure, regulated environment.

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Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and support enterprise applications across Windows and/or Linux environments, managing installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and decommissioning
• Support integration of applications with enterprise services including identity (AD/LDAP), databases, and networking
• Configure and maintain application environments across development, test, and production platforms, supporting troubleshooting and resolution of integration issues
• Implement secure-by-design principles for application deployment and configuration
• Produce and maintain technical artefacts including design documentation, build guides, and runbooks
• Support system integration, testing, and validation of application services, working with Service Management functions to resolve incidents and service requests

Requirements

• Strong experience in application installation, configuration, and support within enterprise environments, across Windows and/or Linux server environments
• Knowledge of integrating applications with enterprise services (Active Directory, databases, web services), supporting environments across development, test, and production
• Understanding of application security and hardening best practices, with strong troubleshooting of complex application and integration issues
• Ability to produce technical documentation (LLDs, build guides, runbooks), with understanding of ITIL service management principles
• Must hold, or be eligible to obtain, UK Security Clearance (SC)
• desirable: middleware/app servers (IIS, Apache, Tomcat), PowerShell/Bash scripting, CI/CD and DevOps exposure

Project details

Salary:

• Location: Hybrid in Corsham
• Contract Length: 6-Month Initial Contract
• Inside IR35
• £650 per day
• Start: flexible
• Location: Corsham, United Kingdom, GB
• Rate: 81-81 EUR/h