Broadband Test Engineer: Fault Analysis & Lab Reproduction

Matchtech; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 73,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Ipswich based

6-month contract

Job summary

Matchtech seeks an experienced Broadband Test Engineer for a 6-month contract in Ipswich, UK. The role focuses on fault investigation across Home Hubs, Wi‑Fi platforms and broadband customer equipment, with on-site presence 3 days per week.

You will analyze logs, captures and telemetry, work with firmware teams and suppliers, and verify fixes before live deployment. £350/day, hybrid work, Ipswich-based position.

Qualifications

• Experience diagnosing and resolving complex Home Hub/broadband issues.
• Strong packet capture and log analysis skills.
• Familiarity with Linux environments and Python scripting.

Responsibilities

• Investigate complex customer-impacting technical issues
• Reproduce faults in lab environments
• Analyse logs, telemetry and packet captures
• Collaborate with firmware teams and suppliers
• Produce defect reports and evidence
• Validate fixes before deployment
• Drive issues to root cause resolution

Skills

Home hub troubleshooting

TCP/IP networking

Wi‑Fi technologies

Packet capture analysis

Linux environments

Python scripting

FTTP broadband tech

IPv4/IPv6

Core dump analysis

Technical log analysis

Root cause investigation

Tools

Wireshark

Job description

Matchtech seeks an experienced Broadband Test Engineer for a 6-month contract in Ipswich, UK. The role focuses on fault investigation across Home Hubs, Wi‑Fi platforms and broadband customer equipment, with on-site presence 3 days per week.

You will analyze logs, captures and telemetry, work with firmware teams and suppliers, and verify fixes before live deployment. £350/day, hybrid work, Ipswich-based position.