Software Applications Engineer

About this role

Description

Software Application Engineer

Location: Huntingdon, UK

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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams in the UK to address some of the most complex problems in defence, government, safety and security, and transportation.

Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

We are looking for a Software Application Operations Engineer to join our team to manage and maintain a suite of applications across multiple domains supporting Geospatial capability.

A software application specialist who will work with 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.

Under the direction of the Technical Lead you will maintain and deliver small and large application upgrades for a fixed and deployed environment.

Responsibilities

• 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 development processes, procedures and application version histories
• Keep up with advancements in application engineering and new technologies

Requirements and skills

• Proven work experience as an Application Engineer or similar role
• Extensive experience in deploying, optimizing and maintaining software
• Excel...