Contract | Hastha Solutions | Australia

Posted On 06/07/2026

Job Information

Job Opening ID ZR_6291_JOB

Work Experience 5+ years

IT Services

City Sydney

State/Province New South Wales

1001

Job Description

Urgent requirement of Mesh & WiFi Device Testing Engineer - Contract - Australia

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

- Perform interoperability qualification and validation testing between Telstra WiFi Boosters and Telstra Smart Modems
- Execute end-to-end mesh testing on Telstra Smart Modems, ensuring compliance with expected behaviour and industry standards.
- Conduct sanity, regression, and stability testing on firmware upgrades and downgrades for boosters and gateways.
- Perform manual WiFi performance testing, including coverage, throughput, roaming behaviour, failover, reconnection, and overall mesh effectiveness.
- Execute booster onboarding and connectivity testing using Ethernet and WPS, validating 2.4GHz / 5GHz behaviour, channel changes, and client connectivity.
- Capture logs, record results, and clearly document findings during test execution.
- Raise defects and observations through standard tracking and reporting processes using JIRA, ensuring all supporting logs, evidence, and reproduction steps are included.
- Support root cause analysis activities by providing explicit test data and validating fixes.
- Work closely with product leads, engineering teams, and vendors to plan, execute, and validate test activities.
- Generate clear and concise test reports and updates for wider stakeholder consumption.
- Actively participate in Agile ceremonies and ways of working.
- Maintain a strong on-site presence at the 400 George Street lab, with flexibility to work from home,



on certain days as required.
- Support lab and colocation activities involving modems, smart boosters, and mesh equipment.

Skills Required

Key Technical Knowledge

- WIFI, Booster, Mesh experience desired but not mandatory.
- Understanding of WiFi and networking fundamentals, including channels, bands, backhaul vs fronthaul, client association, MAC, BSSID, and mesh concepts.
- Experience with consumer networking devices, including gateways, boosters, and home network setups.
- Working knowledge of Windows and Ubuntu/Linux command-line environments.
- Ability to understand logs and expected device behaviour during testing.

Key Skills & Attributes

- Clear and structured note-taking and test documentation skills.
- Methodical and repeatable testing approach with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to quickly learn new technologies and contribute effectively in complex environments.
- Curious mindset with a strong tendency to ask why and understand underlying behaviour.
- Robust collaboration skills; comfortable working with cross-functional teams and multiple SMEs.
- Proactive, reliable, and adaptable, with a willingness to support ad-hoc and out-of-hours testing when required.

Tools & Technologies

- Proprietary in-house monitoring and mesh diagnostic tools
- Telstra Smart Modems and Telstra Smart Boosters
- Firmware testing and validation environments

Nice to Have

- Basic scripting experience (e.g. Python, Bash).
- Exposure to test case automation or scripting-based validation.
- Flexibility to support a significant amount of on-site lab work when needed.

Duration

06 Months and possible extension

Eligibility

Australian/NZ Citizens/PR Holders only

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📌 Mesh & WiFi Device Testing Engineer - Contract - Australia (City of Sydney)
🏢 Hastha Solutions
📍 City of Sydney