Senior Application Support & DevOps Engineer
UK (Remote) | Up to £75,000
Candidates MUST be a UK National and eligible for NPPV2 / Home Office Clearance
We’re partnering with a global software consultancy as they expand into the UK, following the award of a major multi-year programme with a UK Defence client. This is a rare opportunity to join at the ground level of their UK growth, playing a key role in delivering and supporting a high-profile, security-critical platform.
The Role
As their Senior Application Support & DevOps Engineer, you’ll act as the UK-based technical lead, owning live production systems and working directly with clients in a secure, high-stakes environment.
You’ll be hands-on across incident management, system reliability, and DevOps improvements, collaborating closely with global engineering teams.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Own and support UK-hosted production systems in a secure environment
* Act as the primary UK technical contact for clients
* Deliver L2/L3 support, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis
* Lead incident response and manage live production issues
* Improve CI/CD pipelines, deployments, and operational processes
* Work closely with offshore Dev & QA teams to resolve issues and drive improvements
What's important for this role
* Proven ability to independently support live production environments
* Strong experience in DevOps & Cloud (AWS/Azure)
* Experience in high-pressure, incident-driven environments
* Solid development background in .NET (C#), JavaScript
* Strong SQL Server experience in production settings
* Understanding of web architecture, APIs, and secure integrations
* Good knowledge of database performance and optimisation
Why Join?
* Be part of a new UK venture backed by a successful global consultancy
* Work on a long-term, high-profile government programme
* Opportunity to shape the UK team and future projects
* Fully remote role (with future UK hub planned – Manchester or Milton Keynes)
* Competitive salary up to £75,000
Due to the nature of the clients work, all candidates MUST be UK Nationals and either already have had NPPV2 / UK Home Office Security Clearance or eligible for it.
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