DV-Cleared Application Support Engineer - Contract (Outside IR35)
The Role
We are seeking a DV-cleared Application Support Engineer to join our client's on-site team in the Cheltenham area. You will help maintain and support a managed cross-domain service, leveraging a broad range of technologies. The role focuses on site reliability engineering practices to ensure service resilience, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Area (on-site minimum 4 days per week)
Rate: £500 - £600 per day
Clearance: Active DV clearance required
Start: ASAP
Duration: 6 months
Key Responsibilities
Build & Deploy
* Manage and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Java, Maven, and NPM.
* Configure and execute automated test suites with Maven and Cypress.
* Deploy and configure services using Terraform and Ansible across OpenShift, RHEL/CentOS, and Docker.
* Configure and integrate third-party software and appliances.
Monitoring & Verification
1. Track service performance and availability using Influx and Grafana.
2. Configure alerts to detect issues before they escalate.
3. Analyse logs and investigate anomalies in system behaviour.