Application Upgrade & Automation Engineer

Application Upgrade & Automation Engineer in City of London, London | VIQU IT Recruitment Find a job Post a job Sign up Tired of searching? Let’s find you the right jobs faster Get Started Search These jobs were popular with other job seekers Application Engineer DGH Recruitment City of London (EC1), EC1 Negotiable 1 week ago Application Engineer - Financial Services - London/Hybrid - TWE47051 Twenty Recruitment Group City of London (EC2R) Up to £70,000 per annum 9 hours ago NEW Applications Engineer Future Engineering London £90000 - £120000 per annum + Bonus + Progression + Package 1 week ago Senior Performance Tools Engineer ARM Cambridge, Cambridgeshire 3 weeks ago GPU Hardware Analysis and Automation Engineer ARM South East 1 week ago Staff Software Engineer (Core Systems) Automata London 3 weeks ago AI Engineer -Copilot, Azure, Python, AI Innovation, Automation, London TALENT LEADERS LTD South East London (SE1) £50,000 per annum + EXCELLENT BENEFITS 1 week ago Research Engineer, Safety Oversight, DeepMind Hackajob Ltd St James, South West London (SW1) £120k - £180k per year 2 weeks ago Design Engineer - Mechanical Building Services (Data Centres) Ernest Gordon Recruitment Gravesend (DA12), DA12 Negotiable 2 days ago Application Migration Engineer Sanderson Government and Defence City of London (EC1) Up to £520 per day + Inside IR35 6 days ago Application Upgrade & Automation Engineer VIQU IT Recruitment View Profile City of London, London Freelance / Project collaboration; On-site Published: 5 days ago £400 - 450 per day + Inside IR35 Apply Save Application Upgrade & Automation Engineer VIQU IT Recruitment Apply Application Upgrade & Automation Engineer - SC Cleared Contract: Inside IR35 Location: London (Hybrid) Security Clearance: SC Clearance preferred or ability to obtain We are seeking an experienced SC Cleared Application Upgrade & Automation Engineer to join a leading Financial Systems & Solutions team. You will play a key part in delivering application upgrades, platform refreshes and automation initiatives across a complex enterprise estate. You will work closely with application, infrastructure and engineering teams to ensure business-critical systems remain secure, supported and aligned to future technology roadmaps. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with strong Windows and Linux administration experience, coupled with a passion for automation, DevOps practices and continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities Plan, coordinate and deliver application upgrades, migrations and platform refresh activities. Ensure applications remain compliant with vendor support and security requirements. Administer and support enterprise applications hosted across Windows and Linux environments. Troubleshoot application, middleware and infrastructure-related issues. Produce and maintain operational documentation, support procedures and runbooks. Identify opportunities to automate manual operational processes and improve efficiencies. Develop automation solutions using PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible or similar technologies. Design, build and maintain CI/CD deployment pipelines. Promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps best practices across engineering teams. Essential Skills & Experience Strong experience supporting and administering enterprise applications across both Windows and Linux platforms. Proven experience delivering application upgrades, migrations and platform refresh programmes in production environments. Hands-on scripting and automation experience using PowerShell, Bash, Python or similar technologies. Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible. Strong understanding of application servers, middleware technologies and databases. Excellent troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills. Experience working within large-scale enterprise or regulated environments. Desirable Experience Experience integrating Artifactory, Xray and SonarQube into CI/CD pipelines. Knowledge of application release management and repository governance. Experience designing and maintaining GitHub Actions pipelines. Exposure to monitoring and observability platforms. Experience working within financial services, government, defence or other highly regulated sectors. If you have a strong background in enterprise application support, automation, platform upgrades and DevOps tooling, we'd love to hear from you. Apply VIQU IT Recruitment IT & Tech 28 Jobs The company is part of Company Profile In Short Industry IT & Telecommunications Founded 2014 Location Birmingham & Southampton Company size 11-50 Introducing VIQU IT At VIQU IT, we’re focused on bringing a knowledgeable and
honest approach to IT recruitment, devoting ourselves to improving quality of
life for our candidates through excellent IT job opportunities, our clients
with high-quality customer service, and our team through continual support and
training. As an IT recruitment agency based in Birmingham and
Southampton, our recruitment team works with everyone from global conglomerates
to innovative SMEs across the UK and beyond, meaning whether you are a seasoned
IT contractor or you are in search of your next permanent job, we will be able
to support you through the job process. VIQU IT’s Specialisms Our wide array of clients and key accounts in the public and
private sector, means that we work across the IT spectrum. Our core specialisms include: IT Strategy & Business Transformation Development & Technical Infrastructure & Cloud Cyber Security BI & Data Similar Application Upgrade & Automation Engineer Jobs Popular with Other Job Seekers Application Engineer DGH Recruitment City of London (EC1), EC1 Negotiable 1 week ago Application Engineer - Financial Services - London/Hybrid - TWE47051 Twenty Recruitment Group City of London (EC2R) Up to £70,000 per annum 9 hours ago NEW Applications Engineer Future Engineering London £90000 - £120000 per annum + Bonus + Progression + Package 1 week ago Senior Performance Tools Engineer ARM Cambridge, Cambridgeshire 3 weeks ago GPU Hardware Analysis and Automation Engineer ARM South East 1 week ago Staff Software Engineer (Core Systems) Automata London 3 weeks ago AI Engineer -Copilot, Azure, Python, AI Innovation, Automation, London TALENT LEADERS LTD South East London (SE1) £50,000 per annum + EXCELLENT BENEFITS 1 week ago Research Engineer, Safety Oversight, DeepMind Hackajob Ltd St James, South West London (SW1) £120k - £180k per year 2 weeks ago Design Engineer - Mechanical Building Services (Data Centres) Ernest Gordon Recruitment Gravesend (DA12), DA12 Negotiable 2 days ago Application Migration Engineer Sanderson Government and Defence City of London (EC1) Up to £520 per day + Inside IR35 6 days ago Application Upgrade & Automation Engineer jobs Application Upgrade & Automation Engineer jobs in City Of London IT jobs IT jobs in City Of London Software Development jobs Software Development jobs in City Of London Jobs in City Of London Full Time jobs Weekend jobs Retail jobs Night Shift jobs Apprenticeship jobs NHS jobs HGV jobs Immediate Start jobs Warehouse jobs Cleaning jobs No Experience jobs Remote jobs Admin jobs Apprenticeships jobs Administration jobs Tesco jobs Get hired. Find success. Get started Totaljobs About us Careers at Totaljobs Press Partners Privacy policy Terms and conditions Cookies Legal and compliance Accessibility Jobseekers Salary Planner Jobseeker help centre Career advice Recruiters Post job ads Recruiting news Courses Contact us - recruiters Recruit internationally Download App store Play store The Stepstone Group UK Ltd © 2026 We use cookies We use cookies to operate our website, measure how people use our services to help us improve them, enrich usage profiles and personalise the content displayed to you. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising, and analytics partners, who may combine it with other information, to show you relevant ads on other websites, and to measure the performance of our advertising. Some cookies are essential for the operation of our website. If you would prefer us not to use the non-essential cookies, click “Just necessary”, but please be aware that this may impact your experience of our site and the services we are able to offer. Click “Accept” if you’re happy for us to place these cookies. You can change your mind at any time. Store and / or access information on a device Cookies, device identifiers, or other information can be stored or accessed on your device for the purposes presented to you. Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development Ads and content can be personalised based on a profile. More data can be added to better personalise ads and content. The performance of ads and content can be measured. Insights about audiences who have viewed the ads and content can be extracted. Data can be used to build or improve user experience, systems and software. Display third-party content (social networks, videos) Content from social networks and embedded content from third-party providers can be displayed. Identifiers derived from authentications If an identifier is created based on authentication data, such as contact details associated with online accounts you have set up on websites or apps (e.g. email address, phone number) or customer identifiers (e.g. an identifier provided by your telecommunications provider), then this identifier can be used to recognize you across websites, apps and devices if you are logged in with the same contact details. Just Necessary Accept All Cookie Settings You can also exercise your right to object to data processing based on legitimate interests under “Privacy Policy”. Privacy Policy Cookie policy