Application Engineer - Leidos in Huntingdon

Location: Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK (F/T Site)

Security Clearance Level: DV

Leidos has more than 30 years’ experience of developing and running some of the largest government systems in the world. We are currently hiring to expand our UK based technical team who support our delivery for the UK Govt. Come join our team and further develop your skills as we deliver and support systems key to the defence of the UK and partner nations.

The role of the Application Engineer is to manage and maintain a suite of applications across multiple domains supporting Geospatial capability, across the PITSM Programme. Working closely with Core Services and Normal Change teams to ensure the baseline is maintained, operational users have the most up to date applications to meet mission requirements and that obsolescence/security issues are proactively managed.

Key Activities

• Manage and Maintain the Application Baseline across multiple domains.
• Provide support to Core Services and Agile Change Teams ensuring the baseline is maintained and ensuring the operational users have the most up to date applications to meet mission requirements.
• Liaise with the teams to ensure a seamless flow of information not just with 2nd and 3rd Line engineers but across the wider organisation, including sub-contractor SMEs and customer Resolver groups.
• Under the direction of the Technical Lead maintain and deliver small and large application upgrades for a fixed and deployed environment.
• Provide clients with technical support as needed and relay information to our development teams for ongoing maintenance and update needs.
• Integrate with ITAM and obsolescence who will provide the vendor information on software lifecycles and maintenance agreements.
• Optimize applications by integrating new technologies and performing upgrades.
• Perform diagnostic tests and debugging procedures while improving code and re-designing tasks.
• Generate ideas for software innovation based on market trends.
• Document and develop processes, procedures and application version histories.
• Enhance and develop Leidos’s relationship with MOD, Military and other Contractors.
• Support the investigation and resolution of problems relating to Application Deployment.
• Review and increase awareness of any Hardware or Software changes to the systems that we support to ensure impacts are understood and are managed through to deployment.
• Support the deployment of any software application, upgrade or patch that ensures the system maintains accreditation by following the MODCERT process.

Clearance Requirements

• Clearance to Start- DV
• Clearance for Role- DV

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Dynamic Working

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”

If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.