Wi-Fi Architect

Asterism IT Solutions•Philadelphia, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Wi-Fi Architect with strong hands-on experience in Wi-Fi/networking testing, CPE devices, Linux embedded systems, and packet analysis. The candidate will perform exploratory and investigative testing of Wi-Fi features across CPE devices, gateways, routers, and extenders, with a primary focus on identifying complex, intermittent, and real-world issues.

Requirements

13+ years of professional experience.
Architect-level experience required.
Strong hands-on Wi-Fi / 802.11 experience.
Experience with Wi-Fi 4/5/6.
Knowledge of 2.4GHz / 5GHz / 6GHz.
Hands-on CPE / Gateway / Router / Extender testing.
Hands-on experience with Mesh / Roaming / Band Steering.
Linux Embedded Systems experience.
Hands-on experience with Wireshark / iPerf / tcpdump.
Packet capture and log analysis experience.
Performance and exploratory testing experience.
Must be willing to work onsite in Philadelphia, PA.

Responsibilities

Perform exploratory testing of Wi-Fi features across CPE devices, gateways, routers, and extenders.
Validate Wi-Fi functionality including: SSID creation and management, WPA2/WPA3, WPS, Band steering, Client steering, Mesh behavior, Roaming and handoff, Multi-AP scenarios.
Test Wi-Fi across mobile devices, laptops, IoT devices, and smart TVs.
Perform testing in dense client, interference, channel congestion, and environmental variation scenarios.
Identify edge cases, race conditions, and intermittent issues.
Perform throughput, latency, packet-loss, soak, stress, performance, and stability testing.
Analyze packet captures, logs, and system traces.
Use Wireshark, iPerf, and tcpdump for troubleshooting and analysis.
Work with developers, architects, and product teams to reproduce and troubleshoot complex issues.
Execute limited scripted/regression testing while maintaining a primary focus on exploratory testing.
Log detailed defects with reproduction steps, observations, logs, and packet captures.