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# DV Cleared QA Test Infrastructure Engineer

- **Company:** Fuel Recruitment
- **Location:** Taunton, United Kingdom
- **Salary:** £156,000 - £162,500
- **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, 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, Jenkins, Vmware
- **Published:** November 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=3043629568-2

## About the Role

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 (eg, MOD or similar).
 * Ability to support compliance, assurance, and accreditation activity.

All candidates must be sole British nationals and hold active DV clearance.

## Description

We are looking for a QA Test Infrastructure Engineer to work with one of our clients in the defence sector. You'll work alongside engineers, architects, and delivery specialists to develop technology that enables faster, safer decision-making for critical operations. You work will consist of: ensuring quality of products as they move from POC to production, analysing infrastructure requirements and architectures, creating infrastructure-focussed strategies and designing and executing tests across physical infrastructure and IaC.