Defence Test Engineer | Hybrid, SC Clearance

Sanderson Government & Defence; Corsham; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence in Corsham is seeking a skilled Test Engineer to support delivery and assurance of critical technology services within a secure Defence environment. Based in Corsham, the role offers hybrid working arrangements and opportunities to contribute to national security programmes.

You will work with engineers, service teams, and Defence stakeholders to ensure that systems, applications, and infrastructure changes are rigorously tested and validated before deployment into

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Test Engineer in complex IT/Defence environments.
• Strong knowledge of software and systems testing methodologies.
• Experience producing structured test documentation and evidence.
• Hands-on use of BMC Remedy for incident and defect tracking.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary technical teams.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with change and release management processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute test plans, scripts, and cases.
• Conduct functional, integration, system, regression, and OAT testing.
• Verify solutions meet business, technical, security, and operational requirements.
• Identify, record, and manage defects to resolution.
• Support release and deployment in secure Defence networks.
• Collaborate with engineers, service managers, project teams, and Defence stakeholders.
• Produce testing documentation, evidence packs, and governance reports.
• Manage incidents, defects, and service requests using BMC Remedy.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes.
• Ensure compliance with Defence security policies and service frameworks.

Skills

Test Engineer experience

Testing methodologies

Documentation & evidence

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Release management

Collaboration

Tools

BMC Remedy

Job description

Sanderson Government & Defence in Corsham is seeking a skilled Test Engineer to support delivery and assurance of critical technology services within a secure Defence environment. Based in Corsham, the role offers hybrid working arrangements and opportunities to contribute to national security programmes.

You will work with engineers, service teams, and Defence stakeholders to ensure that systems, applications, and infrastructure changes are rigorously tested and validated before deployment into