Wi-Fi Interoperability Test Lead

Cygnus Professionals Inc. · Denver, United States

Wi-Fi Interoperability Test Lead

Location: Denver, CO (Onsite)

Experience: 10+ Years

Employment Type: W2 Contract

Job Summary

Seeking an experienced Wi-Fi Interoperability Test Lead to own test strategy, execution, and onsite lab coordination for Wi-Fi connectivity and device interoperability testing. The role requires strong expertise in Wi-Fi protocols, roaming, band steering, onboarding, RF testing, and over-the-air packet analysis using Wireshark and Octoscope.

Key Responsibilities:

Define and execute test strategies covering Wi-Fi connectivity, onboarding, PHY rates, band steering, roaming, and end-to-end device use cases.

Lead Wi-Fi interoperability, RF, density, and performance testing in a live lab environment using Octoscope.

Analyze over-the-air packet captures using Wireshark to troubleshoot authentication, association, DHCP, roaming, and connectivity failures.

Manage onsite lab infrastructure, test devices, schedules, and test execution.

Coordinate onsite and offshore engineering teams, including collaboration with teams in India and overlapping Indian business hours.

Drive test planning, execution tracking, defect triage, risk management, and entry/exit criteria.

Communicate test progress, quality metrics, risks, and issues to client stakeholders and program managers.

Required Skills

10+ years of Wi-Fi device interoperability testing experience.

3+ years in an onsite technical lead or client-embedded coordination role.

Strong knowledge of IEEE 802.11 standards, WPA2/WPA3, authentication, association, DHCP, and Wi-Fi security.

Hands-on expertise in Wi-Fi roaming (802.11k/r/v), band steering, RF testing, and connectivity

roubleshooting.

Proficiency in Wireshark and over-the-air packet analysis; experience with Octoscope test environments.

Proven experience leading cross-functional onsite and offshore teams.

Excellent client communication, test management, and stakeholder coordination skills.

BS in Engineering or a related technical field.