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  • Title:

    Senior Verification & Validation Engineer

  • Location:

    Newport

  • Salary:

    Up to £452.00 per day + Umbrella

  • Contact:

    Kate Derrick

  • Contact email:

    kderrick@belcan.com

  • Job ref:

    JO0000022028_1620810304

  • Published:

    almost 3 years ago

  • Duration:

    6 Months

  • Expiry date:

    2021-05-19

  • Startdate:

    ASAP

Senior Verification & Validation Engineer - Inside of IR35

Belcan have a fantastic 6 month contract opportunity for a Senior Versification & Validation Engineer to join our client, a Defence & Space division of a European multinational Aerospace corporation based in Newport. The Newport site specialises in secure connectivity, cyber solutions and the security of critical infrastructure in the UK, serving as key partners in government and NATO-led information infrastructure programmes.

Job Summary:

The successful candidate will be responsible for executing allocated Verification Work Packages within agreed cost, time and quality constraints.

They will also be responsible for demonstrating that the developed product meets all specified legislative and customer requirements, by

  • specifying and implementing the test solution
  • improving efficiency of testing but implementing Automated Test solution where
    practicable
  • performing in-house and/or external testing
  • adequately documenting the tests and test results
  • controlling and reviewing work of the members of their team (where a team exists)

Skills & Experience:


Essential

  • You will be a very experienced Engineer, fully versed in test methodologies for their field, able to work within a team made up of different engineering disciplines effectively and collaboratively
  • Have automation testing experience utilising one or more of the following:
    • Python
    • C#
    • Gherkin
    • Cucumber
  • Have experience of working within a DevOps environment
  • Be familiar with test, integration, verification and validation methods for software and hardware product development
  • Be highly self-motivated, articulate, with good verbal and written communications skills
  • Have a good understanding of requirements capture, and of work package definition and estimation

Desirable

  • Have experience working in Agile or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) teams
  • Have experience of agile/DevOps tools such as Jira, Confluence and Git
  • Have standard experience and working knowledge of network configuration and operation
  • Working knowledge of some or all of the following:
    • Cryptographic Key Management and Distribution Systems
    • Cryptographic Devices
    • Secure Communications Systems
    • Secure Communications Network Devices
    • Windows hosted software applications
    • Embedded software applications
    • CE approval of equipment
    • TCP/IP network configuration and test
    • Integration/test of database systems (e.g. Oracle/SQL)
    • Test script/software development (Windows and Unix environments)
    • Black box software testing
    • EMC, Safety, Environmental, TEMPEST qualification testing
  • Have experience of product V&V to achieve UK approved cryptographic/TEMPEST standards


Successful applicants for the Senior Verification Engineer role must meet eligibility requirements to obtain UK Security Clearance.

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan