Operations Applications & Platform Engineer

Operations Applications & Platform Engineer

Full-time Permanent Specialist

Posted 02 Jul 2026

Job Description

Operations Applications & Platform Engineer

Department: Technical

Reports to: Group Technical Director

Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–17:30 with planned out-of-hours maintenance and on‑call support.

Role Overview

The Applications & Platform Engineer is responsible for the management, support and continual improvement of the operational applications and platforms that power services.

The role is focused on application ownership, platform administration, system integration, monitoring, automation and technology transformation. Working across both cloud and on‑premise environments, the successful candidate will lead application deployments, upgrades, migrations and continual improvements, ensuring critical business systems remain secure, reliable and aligned with operational needs.

Working closely with Infrastructure, Engineering, Service Delivery, Projects and Commercial teams, the role will help deliver new technologies, improve business processes and support the continued evolution of Orbital's operational platforms.

• Own operations and administration of a portfolio of operational applications and management platforms.
• Support application deployments, upgrades, migrations and platform lifecycle management.
• Configure, maintain and optimize business‑critical systems.
• Support the integration of applications using APIs, automation and third‑party services.
• Administer monitoring, alerting and reporting platforms to improve operational visibility.
• Manage application performance, availability and operational resilience.
• Coordinate maintenance, patching, licensing and vendor support.
• Support business system improvements and digital transformation initiatives.
• Produce technical documentation, support procedures and platform standards.
• Assist with automation of operational workflows and repetitive administrative tasks.
• Work alongside Engineering and Infrastructure teams to ensure applications are delivered on resilient, secure platforms.
• Support planned maintenance, project delivery and technical escalations.

• Experience administering operational applications, systems and platforms.
• Experience delivering upgrades, migrations and platform implementations.
• Experience supporting monitoring, management or service delivery platforms.
• Knowledge of application lifecycle management and change control.
• Experience integrating business systems through APIs or automation.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Familiarity with virtualization and cloud‑hosted platforms.
• Excellent documentation and stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience with in an ISP, telecommunications, MSP or technology provider would be advantageous.

• Monitoring and Management platforms
• Power Shell, Bash or Python
• API development and integrations
• Identity and authentication platforms
• ITSM or Service Management platforms