Support Engineer
London | Defence Sector | SC/DV Clearance Required |Contract
Are you a SC/DV Cleared Support Engineer looking to work on mission-critical systems that directly support the UK's defence and security community?
We're seeking a proactive and technically capable Support Engineer to join a specialist team responsible for maintaining and enhancing a complex, multi-technology application operating within a highly secure environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in supporting services that are essential to defence operations, ensuring high availability, resilience, and operational effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day support for a complex enterprise application within a secure environment.
- Manage incidents, service requests, problems, and system changes in line with agreed SLAs.
- Investigate and resolve technical issues, conducting root cause analysis and implementing permanent fixes.
- Perform system health checks, patching, capacity management, monitoring, and proactive maintenance activities.
- Produce service reports, incident reports, and maintain technical documentation.
- Work closely with stakeholders, technical teams, and end users to maintain service performance and drive continual improvement.
- Support the delivery of system enhancements and change implementations.
- Occasionally travel to secure UK client sites when required.
Essential Skills
- Active DV Clearance.
- Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting experience.
- Experience working within an ITIL-based support environment.
- Excellent incident and problem management skills.
- Strong networking and infrastructure understanding.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of complex technical issues.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Desirable Experience
- NiFi
- Docker
- Active Directory
- DNS and Network Routing
- PKI / Certificate Management
- IPSEC / Cryptographic technologies
- Cisco IOS
- VMware
- MySQL and MongoDB
- ELK Stack
- Jira
- Experience supporting secure or defence-facing environments
What's on Offer?
- Opportunity to support critical defence capabilities.
- Work within a highly secure, technically challenging environment.
- Exposure to a broad range of infrastructure, networking, security, and application technologies.
- London-based role with occasional travel to secure sites across the UK.
- Join a small, collaborative team where your contribution will have a direct operational impact.
Reasonable Adjustments:
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Support Engineer in City of London employer: Sanderson Government & Defence
As a PAM Consultant with our esteemed consulting client, you will thrive in a dynamic work culture that prioritises innovation and collaboration. The company offers robust employee growth opportunities, including continuous training in cutting-edge security practices, while fostering a diverse and inclusive environment that values every individual's contribution. Located in the UK, this role not only provides competitive benefits but also the chance to make a meaningful impact on clients' security postures through your expertise in Privileged Access Management.
Contact Details:
Sanderson Government & Defence Recruitment Team
