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Honest Networks

About The Position

We are seeking a highly technical engineer to manage and extend a large-scale wireless authentication and access platform built around OpenWRT, FreeRADIUS/RadiusDesk, PPSK/DPSK authentication, MikroTik, and carrier-grade WiFi infrastructure. This role is focused on the operational, development, and troubleshooting aspects of wireless onboarding, authentication, VLAN assignment, AP management, and custom integrations between wireless vendors and RADIUS systems. The ideal candidate is comfortable working at layers 2–7, understands WPA/WPA2/WPA3 authentication flows, and can troubleshoot everything from hostapd and RADIUS packets to VLAN propagation and client onboarding failures.

Requirements

Strong Linux networking knowledge
Strong understanding of: 802.11 wireless networking, VLANs, DHCP, DNS, NAT, Routing, Firewalling
Experience with: OpenWRT, FreeRADIUS, MikroTik RouterOS, hostapd, WPA/WPA2/WPA3 authentication
Experience troubleshooting RADIUS: Access-Request / Access-Accept / Reject flows, Accounting packets, Vendor-specific attributes (VSAs)
Comfortable using: tcpdump, Wireshark, SSH, Linux CLI
Understanding of PPSK/DPSK systems and dynamic VLAN assignment
Experience with scripting or development in: Python, Bash
Familiarity with SQL databases (MariaDB/MySQL/SQLite)

Nice To Haves

ISP or carrier WiFi experience
Experience with: Ruckus, TP-Link Omada, OpenWRT firmware customization
Mediatek, Broadcom, and Qualcom-based wireless platforms
TR-069 / ACS systems
MQTT-based device communication
Understanding of EAPOL and WPA handshake internals
Experience building or maintaining custom RADIUS middleware/shims
Familiarity with Docker and containerized deployments
SNMP monitoring and telemetry systems
Experience scaling WiFi systems across hundreds of thousands of APs

Responsibilities

Deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot OpenWRT-based wireless infrastructure
Configure and manage FreeRADIUS environments
Support PPSK/DPSK/MPSK wireless authentication systems
Troubleshoot WPA/WPA2/WPA3 enterprise and PPSK authentication flows
Debug RADIUS authentication/accounting issues using tools such as tcpdump and Wireshark
Maintain wireless VLAN assignment and dynamic policy systems
Work with MikroTik RouterOS and switching infrastructure
Configure and troubleshoot hostapd, UCI, ubus, and Linux networking
Build and maintain integrations between wireless controllers and RADIUS systems
Troubleshoot roaming, DHCP, VLAN tagging, multicast, and client connectivity issues
Support large-scale WiFi deployments in residential and ISP environments
Maintain firmware upgrade and configuration automation workflows
Assist with AP provisioning, telemetry collection, and monitoring systems
Analyze wireless performance issues including RSSI, CCQ, airtime, retries, and channel utilization
Develop scripts and automation tooling in Python, Bash, Go, and LUA
Participate in architecture and scaling discussions for wireless infrastructure