Defence Applications Engineer - SC/DV Cleared, Hybrid

CBSbutler; Corsham; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

CBSbutler is seeking an experienced Applications Engineer to deliver hands-on engineering support within a secure MOD/Defence environment in Corsham. You will design, deploy, configure and manage enterprise applications across Windows and Linux, ensuring integration with AD/LDAP, databases and networking.

The role requires current SC or DV clearance, experience with deployment lifecycles, and a strong emphasis on security hardening and formal runbooks.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in UK MOD/Defence environment is essential.
• Strong experience in application installation, configuration and support for enterprise environments.
• Experience with Windows and/or Linux server environments.
• Knowledge of integrating applications with Active Directory, databases and web services.
• Experience supporting development, test and production environments.
• Understanding of application security and hardening.
• Current SC or DV clearance.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure and support enterprise applications across Windows and/or Linux environments.
• Manage installation, patching, upgrades and decommissioning.
• Integrate applications with Active Directory/LDAP, databases and networking.
• Configure and maintain development, test and production environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex application and integration issues.
• Apply secure-by-design principles to deployment and configuration.
• Produce technical documentation including LLDs, build guides and operational runbooks.
• Support system integration, testing and validation.
• Work with Service Management teams to resolve incidents and service requests.
• Contribute to automation and standardisation of application deployment processes.
• Support operational handover and ongoing application stability.

Skills

MOD/Defence experience

App installation

App configuration

LDAP/Active Directory

Databases

Web services

ITIL service management

Security hardening

DV clearance

Troubleshooting

Tools

IIS

Apache

Tomcat

PowerShell

Bash

Docker/Kubernetes

Job description

CBSbutler is seeking an experienced Applications Engineer to deliver hands-on engineering support within a secure MOD/Defence environment in Corsham. You will design, deploy, configure and manage enterprise applications across Windows and Linux, ensuring integration with AD/LDAP, databases and networking.

The role requires current SC or DV clearance, experience with deployment lifecycles, and a strong emphasis on security hardening and formal runbooks.