Wi-Fi Architect

Job Description:

• Perform exploratory testing of Wi Fi features across CPE devices (Gateways, Routers, Extenders).

• Validate Wi Fi functionality including:

• SSID creation and management

• Security modes (WPA2/WPA3, WPS)

• Band steering, client steering, mesh behavior

• Roaming, handoff, and multi AP scenarios

• Test real world usage scenarios such as:

• Multiple client types (mobile, laptops, IoT, smart TVs)

• Dense client environments

• Interference, channel congestion, and environmental variations

• Identify edge cases, race conditions, and intermittent issues through investigative testing.

• Perform performance and stability validation:

• Throughput, latency, packet loss

• Long duration soak and stress testing

• Collaborate closely with developers, architects, and product teams to:

• Share exploratory findings

• Reproduce complex customer reported issues

• Suggest test ideas based on system design

• Execute limited scripted/regression testing, with primary focus on unscripted exploratory testing.

• Log high quality defects with detailed observations, logs, and reproduction steps.

• Analyze logs, packet captures, and system traces for issue triage.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of Wi Fi fundamentals:

• 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi Fi 4/5/6)

• 2.4GHz / 5GHz / 6GHz basics

• Hands on testing experience with:

• Broadband gateways, routers, mesh/extenders

• Linux based embedded systems

• Familiarity with testing tools:

• iPerf, Wireshark, tcpdump

• Wi Fi analyzer tools (mobile/desktop)