DV-Cleared Application Support Engineer - Contract (Outside IR35)The RoleWe are seeking a DV-cleared Application Support Engineer to join our client''s on-site team in the Cheltenham area. You will help maintain and support a managed cross-domain service, leveraging a broad range of technologies. The role focuses on site reliability engineering practices to ensure service resilience, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Area (on-site minimum 4 days per week)Rate: 500 - 600 per dayClearance: Active DV clearance requiredStart: ASAPDuration: 6 months Key ResponsibilitiesBuild and DeployManage and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Java, Maven, and NPM.Configure and execute automated test suites with Maven and Cypress.Deploy and configure services using Terraform and Ansible across OpenShift, RHEL/CentOS, and Docker.Configure and integrate third-party software and appliances. Monitoring and VerificationTrack service performance and availability using Influx and Grafana.Configure alerts to detect issues before they escalate.Analyse logs and investigate anomalies in system behaviour. Support and TroubleshootingProvide 2nd/3rd line support, resolving issues and answering business queries.Manage incidents, escalate problems, and conduct root cause analysis.Implement proactive changes to improve service stability. MaintenanceAutomate tasks to reduce manual workload.Conduct OS health checks, patching, and database housekeeping.Support mul