Wi-Fi Validation Engineering Service - 5539635

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Design high performance wireless networks and solutions that conform to the latest industry security standards and best practices.

Collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams to translate the user requirements and use cases into appropriate network solutions and associated deliverables.

Define and develop criteria for evaluating and selecting Wireless Platforms/Solutions.

Execute the test plan and publish a comparison report among participating OEMs.

Integration of OEM platforms with Client Prod Tooling stack for Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance & Security (FCAPS).

Wireless platforms release management:

Create a comprehensive list of use cases/scenarios to be tested.

Review reports provided by manufacturers, including release notes, dependencies, caveats, and affected bugs, and update guidance accordingly.

Track new features on OEM Roadmap.

Track critical open issues and fixes with OEM TAC.

Track open security vulnerabilities and fixes.

Define an upgrade cadence and rollout plan for production. Coordinate the upgrades in validation lab (ie. Validation Chambers and WLCs) and prod rollout.

Setup/write automated Wi-Fi tests for Continuous Integration(CI) and release validation (bug scrub).

Provide support and guidance to wireless network operations team for troubleshooting (Client and Network side) critical issues and L3 escalations.

Participate in the development and improvement of processes, metrics, tools, alerting, and scripts to optimize network performance and ensure reliable operations. This includes identifying opportunities for automation and solutions that enhance monitoring capabilities, streamline processes, and reduce human error.

Proactively contribute to and maintain technical/training documentation.

Onsite in Menlo Park 4 days/week.Basic Qualification:

Minimum 3 years experience in enterprise Wi Fi design, deployment and at scale operation including configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting.

Minimum 3 years experience with Tier 1 Wi Fi vendors ecosystem Cisco, Meraki, Arista, Mist etc. Experience in system test, RF Survey, Optimization, Wi Fi Alliance WFA Certifications Lab, Test Automation, validation on commercial Residential Enterprise Access point Controller products and Customer support.

Minimum 3 years experience with Wi Fi protocols as defined by IEEE 802.11 family of standards a b g n ac ax.

Minimum 3 years experiencexperience working with Bluetooth and familiarity with its various versions.

Minimum 3 years experience with Wi Fi security standards, including WPA2 WPA3, as well as Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP .

Minimum 3 years experience with implementation, configuration and troubleshooting of Wi Fi supplicant and client device stack, specifically focusing on Android and iOS Wi Fi stack.

High School Diploma or GED.

Preferred Qualification:

Planning Survey Tools AirMagnet, Ekahu etc.

Testing Tools Spectrum Analyzer, IxVeriwave, IxChariot traffic generator, iperf3, Wireshark, Omnipeek, Spirent C 50, NetScout, Octoscope Box.

Familiarity with Source Control Systems Git .

Networking Protocols TCP IP, DHCP, SNMP, DNS, FTP, SMTP, ICMP, STP.

RADIUS Servers Free RADIUS Server, HOSTAPD Linux , Microsoft IAS and other AAA platforms.

Expertise in various types of testing including Functional, Feature Testing, Integration test, Performance testing, Stress and System testing on Wi Fi and Bluetooth products.

Bug management tools such as Jira, Bugzilla etc.

Familiarity with scripting Languages Shell, Python, Go. Ability to code for scripting automation. DevOps CI CD mindset for automation and scale.

Platforms Windows, Linux, Android, MacOS.

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

CCNA, CCIE, or similar

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