£600 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Cheltenham
Summary: The role of Java Support Engineer involves joining a key client's team on a contract basis, focusing on maintaining and improving live services in a secure managed environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in production support, Linux systems, and CI/CD pipelines, while addressing both application and platform-level issues. The position requires active UK*C DV Clearance and offers opportunities for hybrid work across several UK locations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintaining, monitoring, and improving live services within a classified environment
- Supporting build, test, and deployment pipelines across multiple development teams
- Troubleshooting production issues, conducting root cause analysis, and responding promptly to incidents
- Managing infrastructure using modern Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tooling and container platforms
- Ensuring high system availability and responsiveness across multiple data centre environments
Key Skills:
- Experience in secure managed services or production support environments
- Strong understanding of Linux-based systems and CI/CD pipelines
- Proficiency in Java, Maven, NPM, Cypress, Git, Terraform, Ansible, OpenShift, RHEL/CentOS, Docker, InfluxDB, Grafana, Oracle (or equivalent RDBMS), AMQP, and S3-compatible object storage systems
- Ability to troubleshoot application-level and platform-level issues
- Active UK*C DV Clearance
Salary (Rate): £600 per day
City: Cheltenham
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
We are partnering with a key client who is seeking a Java Support Engineer to join their growing team on a contract basis.
The ideal candidate will have experience working in secure managed services or production support environments, possess a strong understanding of Linux-based systems and CI/CD pipelines, and be confident supporting both application-level issues and platform-level challenges.
You will be embedded within a collaborative team responsible for:
- Maintaining, monitoring, and improving live services within a classified environment
- Supporting build, test, and deployment pipelines across multiple development teams
- Troubleshooting production issues, conducting root cause analysis, and responding promptly to incidents
- Managing infrastructure using modern Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tooling and container platforms
- Ensuring high system availability and responsiveness across multiple data centre environments
Technical Environment Includes:
- Java, Maven, NPM for application builds
- Cypress for automated testing
- Git for source control
- Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure configuration
- OpenShift, RHEL/CentOS, and Docker for deployment targets
- InfluxDB and Grafana for monitoring and observability
- Oracle (or equivalent RDBMS), AMQP, and S3-compatible object storage systems
** Please note this role requires active UK*C DV Clearance.
Hold the necessary clearance but feel this role isn't quite right for you?
iO have multiple roles across a variety of clients and we are therefore keen to hear from anyone who would be open to working on a Hybrid basis in either Cheltenham, Bristol, Manchester, Milton Keynes or London.