SIEM Test Specialist - Security

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Our Client is urgently looking for a SIEM Test Specialist,

Location: Belfast/London/Home-based,

Contract inside the scope of IR35

Active SC clearance is required

What I'll be doing - your accountabilities

*The role holder is accountable for the completion of Test activities on high profile, high value and highly complex, project deliveries (including secure), to agreed quality standards and in-line with the test strategy. Plans and oversees full lifecycle integration testing to support projects from Bid stage through AIS and in-life.

*The role holder is accountable for the creation and quality of all testing documentation (plans, reports, scripts) in line with the testing strategy and accountable for the integrity of the test scripts developed within the teams remit, ensuring they meet the customers agreed requirements and are fit for purpose.

*The role holder is responsible for assessing, impacting, co-ordinating and allocating work to Test Practitioners.

*The role holder acts as project wide escalation point for all testing matters, liaising with internal/external stakeholders and escalating to the T&V Manager as required; interacting with customers and senior internal stakeholders including project and programme managers to gather insight and feedback to inform testing requirements and approach.

*The role holder will develop plans to define the depth of testing required, data sources and key deliverables in conjunction with technical staff.

*The role holder will conduct test activities at BT core sites and/or customer / supplier sites to assess the impact, functional operation and non-functional capability of a solution.

*The role holder will identify and analyse defects or issues to understand impacts, RCA, severity. Priority and risks - reporting on and discussing findings to enable mitigation.

*The role holder will deliver quality test diagnostics to report on accuracy, quality, and number of errors and whether customer requirements are being met.

*The role holder will apply best practice techniques, using expertise to tailor the test approach depending on the needs of the project.

*The role holder will perform rigorous, complex testing and inspections to evaluate quality, performance, resilience and other non-functional capabilities.

*The role holder will identify solutions to resolve complex problems.

Skills required for the job:

*Expert level understanding of Test and Validation processes and procedures.

*Required to be security cleared ranging from SC. NPPV2 & 3 through to DV clearance

*Experienced in the Winning New Business process and the Shipley methods for BT's bid support, using creative thinking to answer to ITT questions and make key contributions to support high-scoring responses backed up with efficiently sized forecasts and justified risks.

*Subject Matter Expert in BT L2C and T2R OSS systems such as MyAccount, Expedio RM/OM, BFG, Expedio IM, SMARTS, Truesight, Watch4Net and Ionix NCM. Provide expert advice and recommendations, relating to these systems, within the current programme of work as well as to other programmes across BT.

*May be required to interface directly with the customer at operational and director levels. Face to face visits to customer site may be required.

*Drives improvements to the Test and Validation process - is responsible for the integrity / maintenance.

*Strong customer focus and drive to provide proactive, pre-emptive and best in class service.

*Possesses the ability to take well-evaluated risks and be audacious in making decisions and taking action

*Must have technical understanding QA/Static testing of documentation.

*Will provide Design review / input, Security requirement analysis and input to Business continuity plans.

*Required to report / communicate with Director / Head of / Senior Manager for project updates.

*Capable of designing a new Service by considering data, analysing impacted systems and tools, analysing the impact on people from a variety of business functions and locations, being able to choose the best strategy/approach, defining system requirements, process definitions and operational support wraps.

*Service and Continuous Improvement, gap identification and analysis, root cause analysis, process re-engineering, able to provide training to teams from various business functions and overall delivery manage the improvement.

*Will lead on wider team initiatives such as CI, Your Say and ISO20K audits.

*Qualified at ISTQB advanced or equivalent level.

*Is qualified at or be capable of working towards ITIL4 Foundation with 6 months of appointment to role and Expert equivalent level within 18 months.

Experience you would be expected to have

*Significant experience in working in an IT environment using the ITIL framework (MANDATORY)

*In depth knowledge of Managed Customer Solutions landscape (MANDATORY)

*Understanding of how effective implementation of Managed Services will enable the business to be best in class in the industry (MANDATORY)

*Strong understanding of Test and Validation processes and procedures (MANDATORY)

*Security Clearance to the required level (MANDATORY)

*Strong understanding on ITIL framework - qualified to ITIL v3 Foundation - will attain ITIL 4 Foundation within 6 months of appointment to role and Expert equivalent level within 18 months (MANDATORY)

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks.

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award that any business can receive The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015.