Security Cleared (SC) Test and Verification Engineering Specialist

Security Cleared (SC) Test and Verification Engineering Specialist

Posted 1 week ago by Synergize Consulting Ltd

£540 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
South East Dorset and WFH, UK

Summary: The role involves seeking experienced Security Cleared (SC) Integration, Test and Verification Engineering Professionals for a 6-month contract based in South East Dorset. The position requires a minimum of 3-4 days on-site attendance due to the secure nature of the work. The professionals will be responsible for integrating components to create compliant subsystems and ensuring they meet specified requirements. The role emphasizes collaboration with various hardware and software components within dedicated rig facilities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Integrate individual components to create assemblies and subsystems.
  • Develop and execute system and subsystem integration plans.
  • Create and verify system and subsystem test scripts and reports.
  • Manage asset tracking and configuration control.
  • Collaborate with a range of COTS products and bespoke hardware components.
  • Document subsystem design and integration details in repeatable plans and reports.
  • Apply change management at all levels during system and platform integration.

Key Skills:

  • Experience with Networking Firewall appliances (Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet).
  • Knowledge of RF Radios and antennas (L3 Harris).
  • Experience with Commercial or Military Satcom modems (C, X, Ku, Ka).
  • Understanding of cross-domain services and data verification.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure/network service management tools (Splunk/CheckMK).
  • Experience with Windows server OS builds and security hardening.
  • Knowledge of Communication Security, PKI, and Cryptography.
  • Understanding of 4G/5G/6G mobile technologies.

Salary (Rate): £540 per day

City: South East Dorset

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

As part of this partnership, we are currently seeking experienced Security Cleared (SC) Integration, Test and Verification Engineering Professionals to join us on this journey with the offering of either an initial 6-month delivery-based contract (OUTSIDE IR35).

The roles will be based at our customers' busy and secure site in South East Dorset, with the requirement to attend site a minimum of 3-4 days a week (due to the secure nature of our clients' work and the project classification levels surrounding this).

Overview of Integration, Test and Verification Engineering:

The Integration, Test & Verification Engineering service will be responsible for the integration of individual components to create assemblies and subsystems that are tested and verified. Subsystems that comply with the requirements, specifications and environmental conditions can proceed to full system and platform integration.

Working with a range of COTS products and appliances, bespoke hardware components, metalwork, wiring looms, racking equipment, power, software operating systems, builds and clampdowns within a set of dedicated rig facilities, the team will undertake activities to build and configure all equipment, capturing the subsystem design and integration detail in repeatable plans, reports and verifying using appropriate subsystem test scripts.

The resulting subsystems will asset tracked & configuration controlled, with change management applied at all levels, as they are taken forward for systems & platform integration.

Service Deliverables:

This service will include the production of the following deliverables within the Design Phase-

  • Demonstrable compliant subsystems;
  • System & subsystem integration plans;
  • System &subsystem test scripts & reports;
  • Asset tracking.

Essential skills and experience:

In order to deliver this service and the scale of the solution, it is unlikely that any one individual would have all the relevant essential skills and experience. Any individual should therefore have some of the essential specialism experience below-

  • Networking Firewall appliances, such as those by Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet;
  • RF Radios, ESA & Parabolic antenna, such as those by L3 Harris;
  • Commercial or Military Satcom modem (C, X, Ku or Ka), such as those by L3 Harris;
  • Cross domain services, including data verification, protocol breaks, release control;
  • Infrastructure/network service management monitoring tools, such as Splunk/CheckMK;
  • Windows server OS builds, security hardening and patching & virtualisation;
  • Communication Security, PKI and Cryptography including NCSC approved devices;
  • 4G/5G/6G mobile technologies.

Desirable skills and experience:

In order to deliver this service, it is desirable that individuals have experience of-

  • Design & integrating hardware and software (COTS and bespoke) together to achieve system and subsystem design specifications;
  • Production of test scripts to demonstrate subsystem requirement compliance;
  • Conducting integration testing and recording results and observations;
  • Fault diagnosis, investigations and recommendations;
  • Asset management, configuration control and change management;
  • Environmental conditions and impact on IT & communication systems
  • Product safety and security.