Position: Network Test Engineer
Employment Type: 6 months to start with
Work Mode : Hybrid Model (Weekly 3 days at Office)
SC Eligible : Yes
Overview
Test Analyst Role has to be based in the UK, and can start to gain SC clearance or has SC clearance already. The role is to support a Programme in the transition & transformation of Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) network connectivity. Any experience of working on National Grid would be advantageous but not essential.
Duration: Expected full-time but due to the fluidity there may be some small breaks (unlikely but just as a safety net) so need flexibility to pause the resource effort but will be given notice as much as in advance.
Remote/Site/Hybrid – If not all Remote or Onsite then provide breakdown and frequency of attendance/travel: Hybrid but with occasional customer site visits required and also Newbury HQ to liaise with wider Test team.
Location/s to be visited if applicable: Farnborough, Bath, Oxford, Warwick, Birmingham
Key Responsibilities:
Deliverables – required for SoW and to measure fulfilment of role.
Describe the measurable activities and the stages which they are required to be provided
Test Analyst skills
* Create test scripts from Test Plans / Low Level Designs for Network infrastructure (Routers / switches / firewalls)
* Understand Test phases purposes: Unit, System Integration, Functional, Non-Functional, Disaster recovery, Operation Acceptance)
* Import test cases to ALM and link to requirements
* Collect Test execution evidence, Reporting execution / defect in ALM
Additional info
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Practical skills
* Cisco Switch / Router console commands
* Handling Fibre optic cables
* Understanding of Data Centre operating procedures
* Set up network test equipment for RFC 2544 testing
* Network and Service Management tool set (e.g. StableNet)
Knowledge
Cont.
* Interpret Network infrastructure design from HLD/LLD
* ALM Test case management, Defect Management, Reporting