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Posted 07 August, 2026

Test Engineer (Telecom)

LSA Recruit
Greater London, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

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Test Engineer (Telecom)

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Locations: London Speechmark / Newbury / Birmingham Small Heath / Manchester / Glasgow — hybrid, with customer site visits

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Clearance: SC-cleared

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Duration: 6 Months to start with

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TECHNICAL SCOPE & DOMAIN COVERAGE

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Testing services are delivered across the full VBTS UK product and service estate: Hosting; LAN & WiFi; Data Centre; Service Transition; SD-WAN; Telephony; UC & Unity; MPN & Cloud; IoT;

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Fixed Connectivity; Mobility; Cloud & Security.

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Test phases in scope: Unit Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), Functional Testing, Non-Functional Testing, Disaster Recovery Testing and Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT).

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  • Hands-on network infrastructure testing: routers, switches, firewalls — including Cisco switch/router console commands.
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  • Data Centre environments: operating procedures, physical layer work, fibre optic handling.
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  • Test equipment: configuration and operation for RFC 2544 and related performance testing.
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  • ALM: test case management, requirements linkage, defect management, execution reporting.
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  • Service and network management tooling exposure (e.g. StableNet).
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MANDATORY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

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  • Minimum 5 years' relevant testing experience (RFP-mandated minimum for all resources on this engagement).
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  • Proven telecom / network infrastructure testing experience.
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  • Cisco switch/router console command competence.
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  • Ability to read and interpret HLD and LLD documentation.
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  • ALM-based test case management, defect management and reporting.
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  • Strong Microsoft Office skills — proficient Excel is mandatory; working knowledge of Teams and SharePoint.
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  • Excellent stakeholder management, time management and documentation discipline.
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For more info, please share me updated CV at [email protected]