Lead Application Support Engineer - Remote, Java/Oracle

Wills Consultants; Alderton; Remote; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Competitive salary and benefits

Technical leadership opportunities

Job summary

Wills Consultants is recruiting an experienced Application Support Engineer for a fully remote UK role. You will work in a technical team supporting complex software in logistics and warehouse automation, taking ownership of issues from investigation to release.

The role requires 5+ years of software development, strong Java and Oracle/SQL skills, and the ability to mentor others. Travel and UK work rights are required. Salary up to £60,000 plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ commercial software development experience.
• Strong experience with Java or another object-oriented language.
• Experience with Oracle/SQL and relational databases.
• Knowledge of Hibernate, JUnit, JMS and XML.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience mentoring or leading developers.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure.
• Logistics/warehouse automation experience is desirable.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel when required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support commercial software using Java and Oracle.
• Provide 2nd Level Support and troubleshoot complex customer issues.
• Lead technical investigations and root cause analysis.
• Manage fixes, patches and software releases.
• Mentor and support junior developers.
• Work closely with Project Managers and Service Account Managers.
• Create technical documentation and knowledge base articles.
• Support continuous improvement and system stability.

Skills

Java

Object-oriented programming

Leadership

Tools

Oracle/SQL

Hibernate

JUnit

JMS

XML

Job description

Wills Consultants is recruiting an experienced Application Support Engineer for a fully remote UK role. You will work in a technical team supporting complex software in logistics and warehouse automation, taking ownership of issues from investigation to release.

The role requires 5+ years of software development, strong Java and Oracle/SQL skills, and the ability to mentor others. Travel and UK work rights are required. Salary up to £60,000 plus benefits.