Wi-Fi Validation Engineering Service - 5539635

$146,994 - $167,794/Yr

Accenture - Saint Petersburg, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Saint Petersburg, FL

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Wi-Fi Validation Engineering Service role at Accenture involves designing high-performance wireless networks and solutions while ensuring compliance with industry security standards. The position focuses on collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams to develop network solutions, executing test plans, and managing wireless platform releases. The role also includes providing support for troubleshooting and optimizing network performance through automation and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.
• Integrate OEM platforms with Client Prod Tooling stack for Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance & Security (FCAPS).
• Manage wireless platforms release by creating 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 and critical open issues with OEM TAC.
• Define an upgrade cadence and rollout plan for production, coordinating upgrades in validation lab and production rollout.
• Setup/write automated Wi-Fi tests for Continuous Integration (CI) and release validation.
• Provide support and guidance to wireless network operations team for troubleshooting 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.
• Proactively contribute to and maintain technical/training documentation.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years experience in enterprise Wi-Fi design, deployment, and operation including configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Minimum 3 years experience with Tier 1 Wi-Fi vendors ecosystem such as Cisco, Meraki, Arista, Mist.
• 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 experience working with Bluetooth and familiarity with its various versions.
• Minimum 3 years experience with Wi-Fi security standards, including WPA2, WPA3, and 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.

Nice-to-haves

• Planning Survey Tools such as AirMagnet, Ekahu.
• Testing Tools including Spectrum Analyzer, IxVeriwave, IxChariot traffic generator, iperf3, Wireshark, Omnipeek, Spirent C 50, NetScout, Octoscope Box.
• Familiarity with Source Control Systems like Git.
• Networking Protocols such as TCP/IP, DHCP, SNMP, DNS, FTP, SMTP, ICMP, STP.
• RADIUS Servers including 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.
• Familiarity with scripting Languages like Shell, Python, Go.
• Ability to code for scripting automation.
• DevOps CI/CD mindset for automation and scale.
• Platforms including Windows, Linux, Android, MacOS.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• CCNA, CCIE, or similar.

Benefits

• Competitive rewards and access to benefits programs and world-class learning resources.