Back to searchSC cleared Network Test Manager - Inside IR
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Southampton, Hampshire SO152AE, England
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Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- An SC cleared Network Test Manager is needed to scope and manage various network testing requirements, including security, penetration, and performance testing.
- This hybrid role requires two days on-site in Southampton and is classified as inside IR35, necessitating work through an FCSA umbrella company.
- Candidates should have significant experience in network testing, with a preference for those holding high-level security clearance in the past.
- The salary for this position is competitive, reflecting the urgency and importance of the role within the organization.
- Successful applicants must obtain security clearance prior to appointment, a process that may take a minimum of 10 weeks.
The main testing areas that need to be scoped and managed are:
*Security Testing - Review the vulnerability of the network, and review configuration of sample devices against CIS Benchmarks and NATS security policies
*Penetration Testing - NATS will be using a 3rd party to pen test the network. BT will provide a pen test lead to support the scoping, execution and managing of remediations. This will be a separate resource to the overall Test Lead
*Network Failover Testing - Tests will be based on failure modes as identified in the FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis) documents for the primary network
*Performance Testing - BT will need to scope how to performance test the primary network and agree levels of performance testing
*Functional Testing - Tests will be based on the configuration items within the service description. It will test the provisioning processes and the technology.
*Service Level Testing - Testing will be based on measuring service level performance against the service levels agreed in the contract
*Performance Testing - Network Performance is a sub-component of the availability service levels. Two types of performance measures exist within the service levels:
oEnd-to-end Network Paths: All measured network paths are operating within Performance Envelope for Second System network traffic.
oStratus 1 time service - Accuracy (Drift), Time Distribution Response, and Time spent free running.
*Disaster Recovery - This will be a paper-based exercise
*Test Plans - Produce and manage test plans with the TDAs, service, security, and test assurance team
Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.
Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.
