Infrastructure Test Engineers x

DV Cleared Infrastructure Test Engineers x 2

Location: Onsite in Hamsphire
Contract Length: Initial 12 Months
Rate: £480 to £530 per day - Outside IR35
Clearance: Active DV Clearance Required

We are seeking experienced DV Cleared Infrastructure Test SMEs to support a major secure infrastructure programme. Working within a complex technical environment, you will be responsible for the planning, execution and assurance of infrastructure testing activities across critical platforms and services.

The successful candidates will provide hands‑on testing expertise, ensuring infrastructure components are validated against functional, performance and operational requirements while supporting defect management and stakeholder reporting throughout the test lifecycle.

• Develop, review and execute Infrastructure Test Plans, Test Scripts and Test Cases.
• Perform functional, integration, system and performance testing across infrastructure environments.
• Manage defects through their full lifecycle, including identification, logging, tracking and resolution validation.
• Produce comprehensive test evidence, reports and assurance documentation.
• Validate infrastructure deployments against technical and business requirements.
• Support test readiness reviews, test execution activities and operational acceptance processes.
• Work closely with Infrastructure Engineers, Architects, Service Delivery teams and third-party suppliers.
• Identify testing risks, issues and dependencies and provide mitigation recommendations.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes, methodologies and tooling.

• Active DV Clearance.
• Proven experience delivering infrastructure testing within secure, complex or enterprise-scale environments.
• Strong understanding of the full test lifecycle, including planning, execution, defect management and reporting.
• Experience producing test strategies, plans, scripts and test evidence.
• Hands‑on experience conducting functional, non‑functional and performance testing.
• Ability to work independently within highly secure environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas:

Infrastructure Test SME - Virtual Desktop & Windows Technologies

• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments.
• Windows Server administration and testing.
• Proxy services and proxy chaining technologies.
• Enterprise authentication and access management.
• End‑user computing and desktop service validation.

Infrastructure Test SME - DNS & Virtualisation

• DNS infrastructure and associated services.
• VMware vSphere and virtualisation platforms.
• Infrastructure services testing and validation.
• Network services and enterprise platform testing.
• Performance and resilience testing of virtualised environments.