Software Test Engineer {MoD} MUST BE DV CLEARED

 

Main characteristics

Location

Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Company

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited

Salary

£500 - £900/day Must be DV Cleared + Extensions

Employment type

Permanent

Category

IT

Job summary

Software Test Engineer, Manual/Automated {MoD, Defence} - MUST BE DV CLEARED

Gloucester, on site

Up to £900, MUST HAVE DV CLEARANCE ON APPLICATION

6 month/12 month (4x extension)

Are you a DV cleared Software Test Engineer looking to join a house hold name and leading, global defence organisation and work on some the most exciting defence projects in world?

On offer, is the exciting opportunity for a Software Test Engineer to join a leading, global defence organisation. Working withing their cyber critical team, you will be playing a huge, and vital role during the current global tensions.

In this role, the successful Software Test Engineer will be responsible for performing a range of test or infrastructure engineering tasks across the development life-cycle and apply knowledge of engineering best practice and to apply appropriate processes, procedures and tools throughout the development life-cycle.

The ideal Software Test Engineer must have DV clearance on application and a proven track record in a similar role and be keen to join a global defence organisation.

The Role:

Testing within our key competencies of Cyber Security, Data Analytics, Intelligence Analytics or Software & Systems Development.
Testing systems developed utilising a number of the following technologies: RF, Networking, Telecoms, Internet and IP related technologies, Embedded systems and programming, Cloud technologies.
Developing test support tools or automated scripts using modern languages or scripting.
Working in a test capacity in the areas of Cyber Detection, Forensics, COTS Integration and Agile Systems DevelopmentThe Person:

Experience working with computer systems, networking hardware, security appliances and software.
Solid understanding and application of systems and integration engineering principles, requirements analysis and decomposition, system architecture and design.
Understanding of virtualisation concepts, especially ESXi, vSphere and associated interfaces/APIs.
Linux and/or Windows experience and comfort with Bash shell and Powershell.
Experience/familiarity with deployment tools (mainly Ansible and Terraform).
Familiarity with Atlassian tools, JIRA/Confluence/BitBucket.
Strong networking skills (TCP/IP) and possibly NSX-T.
Software development experience or familiarity particularly with Python.
Strong written and communication skills.
DV Clearance on applicationKeywords: Test Engineer, DevOps, Security, Cyber, Defence, Integration, Infrastructure, Gloucester, Software Test, Test Engineer, Automated, Manual

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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Benefits: Must be DV Cleared + Extensions