Application Operations / Support Engineer

Roke Manor Research Limited; Romsey; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in national security is seeking an Application Operations Engineer based in Romsey. The role involves maintaining mission-critical systems and platforms, troubleshooting issues, and collaborating with development teams. Ideal candidates will have skills in Windows administration, scripting, and operations in a DevOps environment.

Qualifications

• Windows desktop OS patching and platform skills.
• Strong experience in PowerShell and Python.
• Exposure to DevOps in a CI/CD environment is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain operational integrity of national security services.
• Resolve issues proactively before customers notice.
• Develop fixes and deploy updates in both live environments.

Skills

Strong troubleshooting skills

Strong scripting skills

Windows system administration

Tools

Git

Jira

Jenkins

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Application Operations / Support Engineer, Romsey

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Client:

Roke Manor Research Limited

Location:

Romsey, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

25.06.2025

Expiry Date:

09.08.2025

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Job Description:

Application Operations Engineer

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 Application Operations Engineer, 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.

You're someone who enjoys challenge, welcomes end to end ownership and a broad scope of responsibility.

As our next 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 operating and maintaining platforms and applications in both reference and live environments, developing fixes and deploying releases and updates, and the triage/analysis and resolution of support tickets

Experience

* Windows desktop OS patching and platform skills
* Windows system administration and SysInternals
* Strong scripting skills (ideally PowerShell), Python
* Strong troubleshooting skills
* Tools such as Git or Atlassian Jira/Confluence/BitBucket), and Jenkins

Desirable
* Some coding experience particularly with C# or C++
* Windows and Apple MacBook devices
* Apple Mac shell scripting
* Exposure to DevOps or experience working in or alongside software development teams in a CI/CD environment

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
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.

This role involves working the majority of the time on site at our Romsey location.

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.