Application Development Support Engineer

BAE Systems; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£5000 Referral Bonus

Job summary

BAE Systems in London is seeking a Specialist Application Development Support Engineer to provide support for critical applications on government contracts. The ideal candidate must have strong skills in RedHat-based Linux, Python development, and SQL databases.

This position requires both on-site work and occasional remote work, and candidates must obtain SC clearance. Join a dedicated team that tackles complex challenges in the cyber defense industry.

Qualifications

• Good level of lateral thinking to identify, diagnose and resolve problems across engineering disciplines.
• Experience in critical application support.
• Ability to manage virtual infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop applications.
• Manage incidents related to critical applications.
• Perform database administration.

Skills

RedHat based Linux (CLI)

Python Development

SQL and Relational Databases

Windows Server

Software development principles

Tools

Bash

PowerShell

NodeJS (Typescript + React)

Golang

Elastic

Job description

Location(s)

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Job Title

Specialist Application Development Support Engineer

Location

London

Grade

GG09-GG10

Referral Bonus

£5000

Working in this role requires a good level of lateral thinking to identify, diagnose and resolve problems and faults across several engineering disciplines. This role benefits from not being restricted to one area, but allows the team to branch out into several domains including, but not limited to, infrastructure, software development and deployment, networking, database management and virtual containerisation.

Core Responsibilities

• Application design
• Application development
• Incident Management
• Virtual infrastructure management
• System health monitoring tools
• Database administration
• Supporting bespoke critical applications

Skills – Must Have’s

• RedHat based Linux (CLI)
• Python Development
• SQL and Relational Databases
• Windows Server
• Software development principles

Skills – Nice To Have’s

• Bash
• PowerShell
• NodeJS (Typescript + React)
• Golang
• Elastic

The Team

We work on site supporting critical national operational applications, systems and networks as well as developing new solutions to help tackle a broad variety of serious organised crime. We have been with this client for many years and work closely with their technical team to deliver the highest quality of backing to ensure consistent network stability and delivery of their critical infrastructure. There is a wide variety of work, constantly evolving with new technology. The team undertakes constant opportunities to make a real difference working directly with the operational end users and partner agencies.

Ways of Working

• Due to the classification of the work, this role is on site for 5 days a week, with the opportunity to work from home occasionally.
• The work requires SC clearance to start, and the individual must be willing to go through MOD DV

Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we’re working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.

Division overview: Government

At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Government contracts are an area we have many decades of experience in. Government and key infrastructure networks are critical targets to defend as the effects of these networks being breached can be devastating. As a member of the Government business unit, you will defend the connected world and ensure the protection of nations. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.