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Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements: Test automation and validation engineeringpyATS and network validation/testingCI/CD pipelines and pipeline-integrated assurancePre- and post-change testingThousandEyes or similar service/performance monitoring platformsNetwork and platform troubleshooting / RCASecurity testing, penetration testing and vulnerability assessmentTesting within controlled, regulated or compliance-focused environments Responsibilities: Design, develop and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts integrated into CI/CD pipelinesPerform pre-change and post-change validation across deployment and migration activitiesAct as a pipeline gatekeeper, ensuring deployments only progress when defined validation criteria are metDevelop and maintain pyATS-based validation suites to verify network state, configuration and behaviourConduct penetration testing and vulnerability assessments ahead of go-liveSupport Root Cause Analysis (RCA) across network, platform, performance and functional issuesProduce structured test reports and evidence packs for audit, regulatory and change-governance requirementsWork closely with automation, platform, network and security engineering teams to provide end-to-end service assuranceParticipate in migration windows and change bridges, providing live validation and monitoring during deployments Technologies: CI/CDSupportNetworkSecurityWindows More:
We are hiring an experienced Test Engineer for a 6-month contract in Swindon with a hybrid working model, requiring 3 days per week onsite. You will join a major technology programme and provide hands-on test automation, network validation and service assurance across complex deployment and migration activities. This role focuses on helping ensure deployments are secure, stable and ready to progress into production, while working closely with automation, platform, network and security engineering teams.
last updated 38 week of 2026