DV Cleared QA Test Infrastructure Engineer

Fuel Recruitment Limited; Taunton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuel Recruitment Limited is seeking a QA Test Infrastructure Engineer to join a defence-focused client team in Taunton. You will design and execute tests across physical infrastructure and IaC, ensuring quality from POC to production.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, architects and delivery specialists to optimise infrastructure and testing across on-prem and cloud environments. Key skills include Linux/Unix diagnostics, network fundamentals, Terraform/Ansible/Kubernetes, VMware, and CI/CD

Qualifications

• Proficient with Linux/Unix command line for diagnostics, configuration and validation.
• Experience with physical infrastructure setup and troubleshooting (Routers, Switches, cabling).
• Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, VirtualBox) and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, Firewalls, VLANs.

Responsibilities

• Develop infrastructure-focused test strategies and design tests across physical infrastructure and IaC.
• Analyse infrastructure requirements and architectures with engineers, architects and delivery specialists.
• Work to ensure quality of products as they move from POC to production.

Skills

Linux/Unix

Networking basics

AWS/Azure/GCP

CI/CD tooling

Security by design

DV clearance

On-site readiness

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

VMware

Job description

We are looking for a QA Test Infrastructure Engineer to work with one of our clients in the defence sector. You'll work alongside engineers, architects, and delivery specialists to develop technology that enables faster, safer decision-making for critical operations. You work will consist of: ensuring quality of products as they move from POC to production, analysing infrastructure requirements and architectures, creating infrastructure-focussed strategies and designing and executing tests across physical infrastructure and IaC.

We are looking for someone with skills and experience in:

Infrastructure, Networking & Operating Systems

• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, Firewalls, VLANs, and related network behaviours.
• Experience with physical infrastructure setup and troubleshooting (Routers, Switches, cabling).
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix command line for diagnostics, configuration, and validation.
• Experience working across virtualisation platforms (VMware, VirtualBox) and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Terraform: writing/validating HCL, managing state, using modules.
• Ansible: building playbooks/roles, inventories, and validating idempotency.
• Kubernetes: deploying workloads, validating manifests, managing clusters, and testing containerised applications.

CI/CD & Automation

• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Experience integrating IaC validation and environment checks into automated pipelines.
• Understanding of pipeline gating, automated readiness checks, and environment orchestration.

Security & Compliance

• Strong grounding in Secure-by-Design principles, IAM, least privilege, OS hardening, network segmentation, and observability.
• Experience within regulated or highly governed environments (eg, MOD or similar).
• Ability to support compliance, assurance, and accreditation activity.

All candidates must be sole British nationals and hold active DV clearance.

This is an outside IR35 which will require you to be onsite 5 days a week