Integration and Test Engineer - DV Clearance

Position: Integration and Test Engineer - DV Clearance (Permanent)
Integration and Test Engineer – DV Clearance | Gloucester | £55K - £70K

Our client provides mission-critical systems engineering, software development, training solutions, and complex program management for global defence & security, government, and commercial organisations. They deliver advanced innovation across Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities, undersea systems, sensors, radar systems, command and control, combat simulation, and training.

We are seeking Integration and Test Engineers (appointments can be made at Engineer or Senior Engineer level, dependent on experience) to play a pivotal role in integrating, testing and securing a range of systems and applications. You’ll be at the forefront of driving innovation and safeguarding digital infrastructures.

To apply for this role yuou must have been born in the UK and have current security clearance at DV level

You’ll need to have an understanding of Windows and Linux systems and Dev Sec Ops  principles and experience of working within a multi-disciplined team. Knowledge and understanding of core software tools, methods, and frameworks to reliably integrate and deploy, integrate, and test features into environments to ensure optimum outcomes. We’re looking for candidates with hands-on experience in infrastructure engineering, including expertise in areas such as cloud architecture, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible), and system performance optimization to support seamless integration and testing processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Plan, develop, and execute software test and integration plans, ensuring compliance with specifications, while leveraging infrastructure engineering best practices to maintain system reliability and scalability.
Develop scripts and integrate automated testing frameworks within CI/CD pipelines and a wider ecosystem of tools, incorporating infrastructure automation to streamline deployments.
Debug and identify defects in the whole stack, from front-end to back-end databases and middleware, with a focus on resolving infrastructure-related bottlenecks and issues.
Integration and delivery of large and complex solutions into a wider system-of-systems, ensuring infrastructure components are robust and interoperable.
Deployment in Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud environments, addressing potential constraints while optimizing infrastructure performance and security.

Role:

Plan, Develop and Execute software test and integration plans ensuring compliance with specification
Develop scripts and integrate automated testing frameworks within CI/CD pipelines and a wider ecosystem of tools
Debug and identify defects in the whole stack, from front-end to back-end databased and middleware
Integration and delivery of large and complex solutions into a wider system-of-systems
Deployment in Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud environments and potential constraints

Skills and Experience required:

Must have current security clearance at DV Level and have been born in the UK. This is essential for the role
Experience in the field of Test and Integration. The ability to work within an agile environment and delivering using Scrum and Sprints utilising tools such as Jira and Confluence to help planning and collaboration.
Experience working with Agile and Dev Sec Ops  software delivery.

Experience of Agile Development using SCRUM.
Experience planning, developing and executing test plans
Experience in developing strategies supporting formal product sell off
Experience in automated testing in the software domain
Experience in developing Git Lab CI/CD Pipelines.

Experience with Commercial and Open Source automated testing frameworks
Experience working with Git, Atlassian suite, Jira, Confluence or similar
Knowledge and automation of both functional and non-functional aspects of a system
Automated analysis and reporting of test results, identifying trends or anomalies overtime
Knowledge and experience in setup and development of testing environments and Blue Green deployment approach
Experience in integration and debugging complex software systems at scale
Qualifications or Certifications in one or more of the…