Application Operations Engineer

Roke Manor Research Limited; Romsey; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the National Security sector as an Applications Operations Engineer. You'll ensure the operational integrity of crucial services, leveraging your skills in Linux system administration, Python, and IaC. Enjoy a collaborative work environment at the beautiful Romsey site, with hybrid working options available. Your work will directly contribute to national safety and security efforts.

Benefits

On-site gym

Ample parking

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux system administration, particularly with virtualisation or containerisation technologies.
• Use of Infrastructure as Code technologies (IaC) such as Ansible.
• Recent experience with Python scripting.

Responsibilities

• Support bespoke applications for clients, ensuring operational integrity.
• Resolve issues before customers notice, deploying to reference and live environments.
• Support development, testing, and deployment of applications through CI/CD.

Skills

Linux system administration

Python scripting

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Docker

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National Security Business
Be part of a growing and highly trusted supplier into the NS domain working to deliver mission critical solutions helping to keep the nation safe, secure and prosperous.

Working on leading edge technology solutions including AI/DS, Cyber, Cloud, DevOPs/SRE, Platform Engineering

We have secured long term work, across the full spectrum, on the latest framework with the client, which provides the springboard for our ongoing growth and development in this domain, so join us on what will be an incredible growth journey.

Role
As an Engineer supporting bespoke applications for our clients, you thrive on being integral to the mission; working collaboratively with customer and development teams to maintain and sustain operational integrity of mission critical National Security services through-life.

As our next Applications Operations Engineer, you’ll be resolving issues before your customers notice and ensuring continued operational integrity of services that are strategically important to the nation. You will be deploying to both reference and live environments, supporting the development, testing, and deployment of code through CI/CD into integration, reference, and operational environments, and owning the triage/analysis and resolution of support tickets

Requirements
* Experience with Linux system administration, particularly with virtualisation or containerisation technologies such as Docker
* Use of Infrastructure as Code technologies (IaC) such as Ansible
* Recent experience with Python scripting

Desirable
* Exposure to DevOps or experience working alongside software development teams in a CI/CD environment and using tools such as Gitlab and Jenkins
* Interest in automation scripting, or coding (e.g. in Java) would be advantageous

Built on over a 60 year heritage, Roke offers specialist knowledge in sensors, communications, cyber, and AI and ML. We change the way organisations think and act through dynamic insights from the analysis of multiple layers of data. We take care of the innovative, technical stuff that keeps everyone safe that’s our mission, passion, and motivation.

Where you’ll work
ROMSEY - You’ll find our Romsey site located within beautiful Hampshire countryside, close to the picturesque New Forest District and not far from a superb stretch of the south coast. This is no corporate concrete jungle; this is a manor house site, with ample parking an on-site gym and a driveway full of daffodils in the spring. Predominantly working on site with flexibility for hybrid working where client delivery and project needs permit.

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GLOUCESTER - You’ll find our Gloucester site in a business park two minutes from junction 11A of the M5; The site allows easy access to our local customer base. Set on the outskirts of the Cotswolds, you are never far from a picturesque view or lunch time walk. Predominantly working on site with flexibility for hybrid working where client delivery and project needs permit.

This role involves working the majority of the time on site at our Romsey or Gloucester location, or client site

Clearances
Due to the nature of this role, we require you to be eligible to achieve DV clearance.

The Next Step...
Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.