Network Services - Broadband Devices Tester - Contract - Melbourne

Requirements

• The Broadband Devices Tester is responsible for validating, testing, and ensuring the performance, quality, and stability of Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)—including modems, routers, gateways, Wi-Fi access points, and Set-Top Boxes.
  
• This role bridges the gap between raw hardware and end-user performance by simulating real-world network loads, troubleshooting firmware defects, and optimising wireless protocols.
  

• Execute automated and manual test plans for new CPE hardware, ONT/ONU modules, and cable modems to ensure flawless functional operations.
  

• Verify embedded systems behavior using protocols such as TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, NAT, IPv4/IPv6, PPPoE, and TR-069/TR-369 remote management configurations.
  

• Analyze wireless performance under varying conditions for Wi-Fi 6, 6E, and Wi-Fi 7 standards, checking for packet loss, signal drop-offs, and roaming throughput.
  

• Develop, run, and maintain test automation scripts using Python (Pytest) or Shell scripts to scale firmware regression testing.
  

• Utilize traffic generation tools and packet sniffers to replicate multi-gigabit traffic loads, identifying bottlenecks and bufferbloat issues.
  
• Defect Lifecycle Management: Log detailed defect reports with system logs, Wireshark traces, and console outputs.
  
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to reproduce and resolve core issues.
  

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Telecommunications, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  

• 2–5 years of specialized experience in broadband device validation, ISP network engineering, or embedded system QA environments.
  

• Strong understanding of DOCSIS standards, GPON/FTTx network architectures, and IEEE 802.11 wireless specs.
  

• Traffic generators (Ixia, Spirent), Optical Power Meters (OPM), and attenuators.
  

• Wireshark, iPerf, SNMP, SSH/Telnet clients, and Linux command-line utilities.
  

• Python (Pytest), Boardfarm, and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
  

• Exceptional log analysis and system level troubleshooting capabilities.
  

• Ability to cleanly document abstract software bugs for hardware vendors and development teams.
  

• Eagerness to quickly learn next-generation consumer networking technologies.