Senior Automation Specialist

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Full timePart time
Location: Birmingham
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UK. Telecommunication Laboratory (UKTL) Led by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL), announced in October 2022, will give the UK the cutting-edge technology to keep our telecommunications networks safe, accelerate the roll-out of 5G, and grow our brilliant telecoms sector by bringing in new entrants to diversify the supply chain market.

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! Successful candidates will have a unique experience working on or supporting the latest ground-breaking cyber security and networking technologies on a national and international scale. This opportunity will allow those involved to have first-hand exposure to the latest technologies via the research and development that we are undertaking to secure our telecommunications networks, in order to keep the UK the safest place to live and do business online. It also gives exposure to senior government department officials, communications industry leaders, and academic professionals, all key stakeholders in the work of UKTL as you help UKTL's leaders to coordinate meetings and briefings. As a trusted and independent national capability, the UKTL will interact at the intersection of standards bodies, such as 3GPP, the National Cyber Security Centre and the wider UK intelligence community, academia, Ofcom, as well as Communications Service Providers and telecommunication equipment vendors. Successful Applicants must be able to commute to the UKTL offices in Birmingham with the possibility of hybrid working. We strive to offer a great work life balance - if you are looking for full time, part time or flexible options, we will try to make this work where business possible. This will be dependent on the kind of role you do and part of the business you work in. Main Responsibilities

Architect and implement the orchestration of security testing. Play a key part in maturing in-house security tools from creation to automation. Provide technical direction and mentorship to the DevOps team. Serve as a point of escalation regarding technical issues within the DevOps team. Produce automated reporting on results from testing. Help identify improvement opportunities or suggest new methods of testing. Take the lead on the DevOps and CI/CD pipeline. Key Requirements

Experience working with automation and orchestration tooling such as Ansible or Salt. Knowledge or practical experience of security testing methods and tooling. Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems. Experience of using software such as Elastic stack, OpenSearch, OpenStack, Kubernetes. Architect and implement tooling required. Experience of software development. Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert therefore we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as practical. We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in this specific area means that nationality, residency and security requirements are more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance. However, to work in this role within UKTL, you will need to have an SC clearance with no restrictions, or you must have the ability to obtain an SC clearance.

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