About this role
Salary: £78,000 - 91,000 per year
Requirements: Experience troubleshooting Home Hubs, gateways or broadband CPEStrong knowledge of TCP/IP networkingExperience with Wi-Fi technologies and RF fundamentalsExperience analysing packet capturesExperience working in Linux environmentsPython scripting experienceExperience with FTTP and broadband technologiesKnowledge of IPv4 / IPv6Experience with core dump and crash analysisStrong technical log analysis skillsExperience carrying out root cause investigation Responsibilities: Investigate complex customer-impacting technical issuesReproduce faults within laboratory environmentsAnalyse logs, telemetry and packet capturesWork with firmware development teams and suppliersProduce defect reports and technical evidenceValidate fixes before live deploymentDrive issues through to root cause resolution Technologies: FirmwareGitGitLabSupportJIRALinuxPythonTCP/IP More:
We are supporting a leading UK telecommunications organisation undergoing significant investment across our customer connectivity platform. We are looking for an experienced Broadband Test Engineer to join a specialist engineering team responsible for investigating and resolving complex issues across Home Hubs, Wi-Fi platforms and broadband customer equipment. This is a highly technical role focused on fault investigation, root cause analysis and defect resolution rather than traditional support. The role is based in Ipswich with 3 days onsite, offered as a £350 per day 6-month contract, with long-term programme potential and exposure to large-scale broadband platforms. The technical environment includes Home Hubs, broadband CPE, Digital Voice, TR-069 / TR-369, Linux, Python, Git, GitLab, Jira and Wireshark.
last updated 39 week of 2026