Test Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Opus Recruitment Solutions
£53 Per hour
Outside
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Test Engineer focuses on supporting a government client by testing and assuring a new Azure Platform deployed via Terraform and Git workflows. The position requires validating platform components against design, security, and compliance standards, ensuring a secure transition to live operations. This is a remote, initial 3-month contract with the potential for extension, and it requires active BPSS clearance, with SC clearance being desirable.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and execute manual/automated tests for Azure infrastructure
- Validate networking, identity, policy, and security configurations
- Build automated test scripts and integrate with Git workflows
- Maintain test plans, evidence packs, and assurance artefacts
- Support platform go-live readiness and compliance gates
Key Skills:
- Azure platform testing (networking, identity, governance, security)
- Terraform validation and Git-based workflows
- Automation with PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python (pytest/Pester)
- Azure Policy, RBAC, CAF governance
- Logging and observability: Log Analytics, Sentinel
- Tools: Checkov, TFLint, PSRule for Azure
- BPSS Required, SC Clearance Desirable
Salary (Rate): £53.00/hr
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
BPSS/SC Test Engineer – Azure Platform | £400 Outside IR35 | 3 Months Initial | Remote
Opus are recruiting for a Platform Test Engineer to support a key government client with testing and assurance of a new Azure Platform deployed via Terraform and Git workflows. This role focuses on validating platform components against design, security, and compliance standards, ensuring a secure and fully tested route to live. This initial 3-month contract is likely to extend into 2027, is determined as Outside IR35 and can be completed on a fully remote basis. A minimum of current and active BPSS Clearance is required for this position , SC clearance is desirable.
Key Skills:
- Azure platform testing (networking, identity, governance, security)
- Terraform validation and Git-based workflows
- Automation with PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python (pytest/Pester)
- Azure Policy, RBAC, CAF governance
- Logging and observability: Log Analytics, Sentinel
- Tools: Checkov, TFLint, PSRule for Azure
- BPSS Required , SC Clearance Desirable
Responsibilities:
- Design and execute manual/automated tests for Azure infrastructure
- Validate networking, identity, policy, and security configurations
- Build automated test scripts and integrate with Git workflows
- Maintain test plans, evidence packs, and assurance artefacts
- Support platform go-live readiness and compliance gates
If you have active BPSS/SC clearance and this Test Engineer role sounds like a good fit, please apply with your most up-to-date CV and I’ll be in touch.
BPSS/SC Test Engineer – Azure Platform | £400 Outside IR35 | 3 Months Initial | Remote