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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - **Company:** IBM - **Location:** Taunton, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Command-Line Interface, Continuous Integration, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Linux, Domain Name System (DNS), Github, Identity and Access Management, Routing, Network Segmentation, Role-Based Access Control, Ansible, TCP/IP, Strategies of Testing, Virtual Local Area Networks, VirtualBox, Network Routers, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, Firewalls (Computer Science), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Terraform, Devsecops, Jenkins, Vmware - **Published:** September 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/software-engineer/57336545 ## About the Role We value people who take ownership, think critically, and enjoy working as part of a collaborative team tackling complex challenges. You don't need to tick every box, but we're particularly interested in people with skills/experience in: Infrastructure, Networking & Operating Systems * Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, firewalls, VLANs, and related network behaviours. * Experience with physical infrastructure setup and troubleshooting (routers, switches, cabling). * Proficiency with Linux/Unix command line for diagnostics, configuration, and validation. * Experience working across virtualisation platforms (VMware, VirtualBox) and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP). Infrastructure as Code (IaC) * Terraform: writing/validating HCL, managing state, using modules. * Ansible: building playbooks/roles, inventories, and validating idempotency. * Kubernetes: deploying workloads, validating manifests, managing clusters, and testing containerised applications. CI/CD & Automation * Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions). * Experience integrating IaC validation and environment checks into automated pipelines. * Understanding of pipeline gating, automated readiness checks, and environment orchestration. Security & Compliance * Strong grounding in Secure-by-Design principles, IAM, least privilege, OS hardening, network segmentation, and observability. * Experience within regulated or highly governed environments (e.g., MOD or similar). * Ability to support compliance, assurance, and accreditation activity. Just as important are curiosity, strong problem solving ability, and the motivation to continuously improve how technology is designed and delivered., As an end-to-end digital innovation and delivery partner, we turn complex challenges into mission-critical digital advantages. This is a thrilling time for us, with ambitious plans for growth. We are looking for brilliant, experienced, driven and self-motivated people to join the team on our journey. ## Description We're looking for a QA Test Infrastructure Engineer who enjoys solving difficult technical challenges and wants their work to have real operational impact. This role is on site 5 days a week in Somerset What You'll Do As a QA Test Infrastructure Engineer, you'll help design, build, and deliver secure digital solutions in highly secure environments. You'll work alongside engineers, architects, and delivery specialists to develop technology that enables faster, safer decision-making for critical operations. Your work may include: * Ensuring quality of products as they move from prototype / proof of concept into Production. * Analyse infrastructure requirements and architectures; identify test conditions; maintain traceability; log risks. * Create infrastructure-focused test strategies and plans defining scope, environments, tooling, automation, and governance entry/exit criteria. * Provision and validate test environments in collaboration with DevSecOps, ensuring OS, network, platform services, monitoring, and pipelines align to readiness standards. * Design and execute tests across physical infrastructure and IaC, including functional, integration, regression, resilience, non-functional, and security-related scenarios. * Apply Secure-by-Design principles; support security testing; contribute to accreditation, assurance, and compliance documentation. ## Related Videos - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Unlocking the potential of Digital & IT at Vodafone](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/602-unlocking-the-potential-of-digital-it-at-vodafone) - [Bringing AI Model Testing and Prompt Management to Your Codebase with GitHub Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1536-bringing-ai-model-testing-and-prompt-management-to-your-codebase-with-github-models) - [Generating code with Angular schematics](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/129-generating-code-with-angular-schematics) ## Related Articles - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)