Job Title: Network Test Analyst – Infrastructure & CNI
Location: UK-Based (Remote with potential site visits)
Clearance: Must be eligible for SC clearance (current SC preferred)
Contract: Outside IR35 | Full-Time | Long-Term Programme
We’re seeking an experienced Network Test Analyst to support a high-profile transition and transformation programme involving Critical National Infrastructure (CNI). This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in network testing and infrastructure, particularly across routers, switches, and firewalls.
You’ll play a key role in ensuring new infrastructure components and designs meet functional and operational expectations through structured test planning, execution, and reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
* Create detailed test scripts based on Test Plans and Low-Level Designs (LLDs)
* Execute testing across various phases: Unit, System Integration, Functional, Non-Functional, Disaster Recovery, and Operational Acceptance
* Import and manage test cases within ALM (Application Lifecycle Management), linking to requirements and capturing results
* Gather and present test execution evidence, raising and tracking defects in ALM
* Support the setup and execution of network testing using RFC 2544 methodologies
Required Skills & Experience:
* Proficiency with Cisco switch/router command line (CLI)
* Comfortable handling and patching fibre optic cables in a data centre environment
* Ability to interpret HLD and LLD network design documentation
* Familiarity with data centre operating procedures
* Experience using Micro Focus ALM or similar test management tools
* Exposure to network and service monitoring tools (e.g. StableNet or equivalent)
Desirable:
* Experience working in Critical National Infrastructure environments (utilities, defence, telco, etc.)
* Background in infrastructure programmes involving large-scale network transitions