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4 days on site per week\nRate: Up to £550/day (Inside IR35)\nDuration: 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2028\nDeadline for Applications: 29 September 2026 at 10:00\nClearance: SC clearance required\nOverview\nThe New Style of IT (Deployed) (NSoIT(D)) programme is a UK Ministry of Defence initiative delivering a new C4 capability, known as OpNET, across the SECRET, Mission SECRET and OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE security domains.\nThe Applications Engineer will deliver hands-on engineering support to the OpNET programme, designing, building, and supporting enterprise application services and platforms.\nThe role focuses on application deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management across enterprise environments, supporting full lifecycle delivery from design and integration through to testing, deployment, and operational support within secure or regulated environments.\nMain Responsibilities\nDeploy, configure, and support enterprise applications across Windows and/or Linux environments.\nManage application lifecycle activities including installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and decommissioning.\nSupport integration of applications with enterprise services including identity (e.g. AD/LDAP), databases, and networking.\nConfigure and maintain application environments across development, test, and production platforms.\nSupport troubleshooting and resolution of application and system integration issues.\nImplement secure-by-design principles for application deployment and configuration.\nProduce and maintain technical artefacts including design documentation, build guides, and runbooks.\nSupport system integration, testing, and validation of application services.\nWork with Service Management functions to investigate and resolve incidents and service requests.\nContribute to automation and standardisation of application deployment processes.\nSupport operational handover and provide ongoing support to ensure application stability and performance.\nEssential Skills, Qualifications, and Experience\nStrong experience in application installation, configuration, and support within enterprise environments.\nExperience working with Windows and/or Linux server environments.\nKnowledge of integrating applications with enterprise services (e.g. Active Directory, databases, web services).\nExperience supporting application environments across development, test, and production.\nUnderstanding of application security and hardening best practices.\nExperience troubleshooting complex application and integration issues.\nAbility to produce technical documentation (LLDs, build guides, runbooks).\nStrong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.\nExperience working within complex programmes and large technical teams.\nUnderstanding of service management principles (ITIL).\nDesirable Skills, Qualifications, and Experience\nExperience with middleware and application servers (e.g. IIS, Apache, Tomcat).\nKnowledge of scripting or automation (e.g. PowerShell, Bash).\nFamiliarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.\nExperience working within Defence or secure public sector environments.\nExposure to containerised applications (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).\nExperience with Agile delivery and Atlassian toolsets (JIRA, Confluence).\nRelevant certifications or vendor-specific training.\nAdditional Information\nBase working site: MoD Corsham.\n4 days on site per week.\nThere will be a requirement to provide support for Live Ops.\nSC Clearance required.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3473,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Quality Assurance"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-24T16:24:36Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":20,"reasons":["conf:3","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T22:37:30Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":181750,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/quast-applications-engineer-opnet","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/quast-applications-engineer-opnet.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T22:37:30Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":818,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4182,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-25T00:00:00Z"}}}