Infrastructure Tester - DV cleared
Posted 1 day ago by CBS Butler
£600 Per day
Outside
Onsite
Basingstoke, UK
Summary: We are looking for two experienced DV Cleared Infrastructure Testers to join a secure government programme in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The role involves hands-on testing of complex Zero Trust Infrastructure environments, ensuring they are robust and secure for operational deployment. Candidates must have active DV clearance and strong infrastructure testing experience within secure environments. This position is for an 18-month duration and offers a competitive daily rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and execute infrastructure test plans, test cases and test scripts.
- Validate Zero Trust architecture components and supporting infrastructure.
- Perform end-to-end testing across Servers, networks, security controls and integrations.
- Verify deployments, configurations and environment readiness.
- Identify, document and track defects through to resolution.
- Support system integration, functional, non-functional and operational testing activities.
- Work closely with engineers, architects, security specialists and delivery teams.
- Produce clear test evidence, reports and assurance documentation.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes and quality standards.
Key Skills:
- Active UK DV Clearance.
- Strong hands-on infrastructure testing experience within secure environments.
- Experience testing complex enterprise infrastructure solutions.
- Knowledge of Zero Trust principles and security architectures.
- Understanding of Windows and Linux server environments.
- Experience testing network infrastructure, authentication services and security controls.
- Familiarity with virtualised and cloud-based environments.
- Strong defect management and test reporting skills.
- Excellent stakeholder communication and documentation abilities.
Salary (Rate): £550 daily
City: Basingstoke
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Infrastructure Tester x2
Location: Hampshire (Onsite)
Duration: 18 Months
Clearance: DV Clearance required (Active)
Rate: £500 - £550 a day per day - Outside IR35
We are seeking an experienced DV Cleared Infrastructure Tester to join a major secure government programme based on-site in Basingstoke. This is a hands-on testing role focused on validating and assuring complex Zero Trust Infrastructure environments supporting mission-critical services.
Working within a highly secure delivery team, you will be responsible for planning, executing and reporting infrastructure testing activities across a range of technologies, ensuring solutions are robust, secure and fit for operational deployment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and execute infrastructure test plans, test cases and test scripts.
- Validate Zero Trust architecture components and supporting infrastructure.
- Perform end-to-end testing across Servers, networks, security controls and integrations.
- Verify deployments, configurations and environment readiness.
- Identify, document and track defects through to resolution.
- Support system integration, functional, non-functional and operational testing activities.
- Work closely with engineers, architects, security specialists and delivery teams.
- Produce clear test evidence, reports and assurance documentation.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes and quality standards.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Active UK DV Clearance.
- Strong hands-on infrastructure testing experience within secure environments.
- Experience testing complex enterprise infrastructure solutions.
- Knowledge of Zero Trust principles and security architectures.
- Understanding of Windows and Linux server environments.
- Experience testing network infrastructure, authentication services and security controls.
- Familiarity with virtualised and cloud-based environments.
- Strong defect management and test reporting skills.
- Excellent stakeholder communication and documentation abilities.
If you'd like to discuss this Infrastructure Tester role in more detail, please send your updated CV to (see below) and I will get in touch.