DV-Cleared Application Support Engineer Contract - £500-£600 a day Cheltenham - On-Site Hays Technology is recruiting an Application Support Engineer for a secure, on-site contract role in Cheltenham. This position is outside IR35 and requires active DV clearance. Rate: £500-£600/day Location: Cheltenham (5 days/week on-site) Duration: Contract Clearance: Must hold live DV clearance Role Overview Join a specialist team maintaining a cross-domain managed service using modern Application Support practices. You'll support deployments, monitor performance, and troubleshoot issues across a diverse tech stack. Responsibilities Build and deploy code using Java, Maven, NPM, Terraform, and Ansible Manage CI pipelines and automated testing (Cypress) Monitor services with InfluxDB and Grafana Provide 2nd/3rd line support and incident response Perform OS patching, database housekeeping, and data centre ops Required Skills Experience in managed service environments Strong Java or similar development background Git version control Strong problem-solving and communication skills Desirable Skills Microservices, AMQP, S3, Oracle, Terraform/Ansible Please note: All offers are subject to security screening. Hays is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk