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Broadband Test Engineer

InfosecIpswich, Suffolk🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 4 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers an exciting opportunity to tackle complex technical challenges in the telecommunications sector, with a competitive day rate of £350 and potential for long-term engagement. You'll thrive here if you possess strong troubleshooting skills in broadband technologies, networking, and Wi-Fi, and enjoy in-depth fault investigation and root cause analysis within a supportive engineering team. This position is perfect for an experienced engineer looking to expand their expertise on large-scale broadband platforms and make a significant impact.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Temporary/Casual
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Posted
2 weeks ago
TCP/IPGitJiraPython

Job Description


Broadband Test Engineer

£350 per day 6-Month Contract Ipswich | 3 Days Onsite

We're supporting a leading UK telecommunications organisation undergoing significant investment across its customer connectivity platform.

We're looking for an experienced Broadband Test Engineer to join a specialist engineering team responsible for investigating and resolving complex issues across Home Hubs, Wi-Fi platforms and broadband customer equipment.

This is a highly technical role focused on fault investigation, root cause analysis and defect resolution rather than traditional support.


Required Experience
  • Home Hub, gateway or broadband CPE troubleshooting
  • TCP/IP networking
  • Wi-Fi technologies and RF fundamentals
  • Packet capture analysis
  • Linux environments
  • Python scripting
  • FTTP and broadband technologies
  • IPv4 / IPv6
  • Core dump and crash analysis
  • Technical log analysis
  • Root cause investigation

Technical Environment
  • Home Hubs
  • Broadband CPE
  • Digital Voice
  • TR-069 / TR-369
  • Linux
  • Python
  • Git
  • GitLab
  • Jira
  • Wireshark

Responsibilities
  • Investigate complex customer-impacting technical issues
  • Reproduce faults within laboratory environments
  • Analyse logs, telemetry and packet captures
  • Work with firmware development teams and suppliers
  • Produce defect reports and technical evidence
  • Validate fixes before live deployment
  • Drive issues through to root cause resolution

Package
  • £350 per day
  • Initial 6-month engagement
  • Long-term programme potential
  • Exposure to large-scale broadband platforms
  • Hybrid working
  • Ipswich based

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