Network Test Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Oxford; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a skilled Network Test Analyst for a long-term programme focusing on Critical National Infrastructure (CNI). This remote position involves testing and validating network infrastructure, ensuring it meets operational standards. Candidates should have extensive experience with network testing tools and practices, particularly in environments requiring SC clearance. This role offers exposure to critical projects in the infrastructure domain.

Qualifications

• Experience in network testing and infrastructure.
• Background in CNI, utilities, defence, or telco sectors.
• Comfortable with large-scale network transitions.

Responsibilities

• Create detailed test scripts and execute across various testing phases.
• Manage test cases in ALM, link to requirements, and capture results.
• Support network testing setup and execution using RFC 2544.

Skills

Cisco switch/router CLI

Fibre optic cable handling

Network design interpretation

Data centre operating procedures

Micro Focus ALM or similar tools

Network monitoring tools

Experience in CNI environments

Infrastructure programme experience

Job description

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Job Title: Network Test Analyst – Infrastructure & CNI

Location: UK-Based (Remote with potential site visits)

Clearance: Must be eligible for SC clearance (current SC preferred)

Contract: Outside IR35 | Full-Time | Long-Term Programme

We’re seeking an experienced Network Test Analyst to support a high-profile transition and transformation programme involving Critical National Infrastructure (CNI). This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in network testing and infrastructure, particularly across routers, switches, and firewalls.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring new infrastructure components and designs meet functional and operational expectations through structured test planning, execution, and reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create detailed test scripts based on Test Plans and Low-Level Designs (LLDs)
• Execute testing across various phases: Unit, System Integration, Functional, Non-Functional, Disaster Recovery, and Operational Acceptance
• Import and manage test cases within ALM (Application Lifecycle Management), linking to requirements and capturing results
• Gather and present test execution evidence, raising and tracking defects in ALM
• Support the setup and execution of network testing using RFC 2544 methodologies

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proficiency with Cisco switch/router command line (CLI)
• Comfortable handling and patching fibre optic cables in a data centre environment
• Ability to interpret HLD and LLD network design documentation
• Familiarity with data centre operating procedures
• Experience using Micro Focus ALM or similar test management tools
• Exposure to network and service monitoring tools (e.g. StableNet or equivalent)
• Experience working in Critical National Infrastructure environments (utilities, defence, telco, etc.)
• Background in infrastructure programmes involving large-scale network transitions