Senior Application Engineer in Yeovil, United Kingdom

Salary: £61,000 - 101,000 per year Requirements:

• Solid experience supporting, configuring, and enhancing enterprise applications such as SharePoint, Dynamics, or similar platforms.
• Ability to solve moderately complex application-related issues and contribute to secure, scalable solutions.
• Understanding of application lifecycle management, integration patterns, and secure-by-design principles.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across engineering and business teams.
• A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Support, configuration, and enhancement of Electronic Document and Records Management Systems (EDRMS).
• Management of document and records lifecycle, including ingestion, classification, retention, and disposal.
• Configuration of document-driven workflows and case management processes.
• Integration of EDRMS platforms with enterprise systems, including identity, line-of-business applications, and data sources.
• Application lifecycle management, including deployment, maintenance, upgrades, and decommissioning.
• Integration patterns and identity management, including SSO, RBAC, and API integration.
• Secure-by-design principles and application security practices.
• Technical problem solving and resolution of application-related issues.
• Collaboration with engineering, service management, and business teams.
• Experience supporting systems aligned to information governance and compliance requirements.
• Delivery within enterprise, secure, or defence environments.
• Experience with EDRMS platforms such as Hyland OnBase or similar.
• Knowledge of records management standards, including retention policies, audit, and compliance.
• Integration with enterprise systems such as SAP, CRM, and finance platforms.
• Automation of document ingestion and classification, including OCR and metadata tagging.
• Reporting and audit capabilities within document management systems.
• Experience integrating with enterprise services such as Active Directory and identity platforms.
• Exposure to DevOps / CI-CD practices.
• Experience working in secure or regulated environments.
• This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Governments Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).
• An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) will apply.
• This role requires Developed Vetting (DV) clearance prior to starting.

• Support, configure, and enhance enterprise applications such as SharePoint, Dynamics, or other business-critical platforms.
• Deliver engineering tasks within defined work packages, ensuring alignment with user needs, security requirements, and service-level objectives.
• Contribute to application architecture, integration, and lifecycle activities under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across engineering, service management, and business teams to resolve technical issues.
• Mentor junior engineers and specialists, supporting their development and promoting best practices.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, including automation, documentation, and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure compliance with engineering governance, ITSM processes, and cyber security policies.

• API
• Active Directory
• CRM
• DevOps
• Support
• ITSM
• RBAC
• SAP
• Security
• SharePoint

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We are partnering directly with Leonardo to hire a Senior Application Engineer for our Cyber & Security Solutions Division. This role supports, maintains, and improves platform and systems engineering solutions that underpin critical defence, government, and public sector services. The role may involve a blended hybrid working model, with a mixture of working from home and working onsite at one of our Leonardo offices, and the primary location is Yeovil. We offer a company-funded benefits package that includes generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year, an award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution, free access to mental health support and financial advice, 4,000 online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning, up to £500 annually for flexible benefits, and flexible hours with hybrid working options. We are a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security, headquartered in Italy, with over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 UK sites. We are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace where diverse perspectives help drive innovation and better outcomes.

last updated 39 week of 2026