TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client provider of digital technology and transformation information technology and services
Position: Lead I - Software Engineering
Location: Bellevue WA 98006
- Client is looking for Telecom Test Engineer or Network Test Automation Engineer focused on 4G/5G network validation and performance testing.
- Heres a refined summary of what the role is about:
- This role involves testing and validating telecom network infrastructure and services particularly in the 4G and 5G domains.
- The engineer will work with industry-standard testing tools (e.g. Landslide Spirent IxLoad) simulate complex call flows and ensure conformance to 3GPP specifications.
- The responsibilities include traffic generation protocol testing system monitoring and automation of test scenarios to evaluate performance and scalability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute and automate performance and functional tests using Spirent Landslide Keysight IxLoad and related tools.
- Validate protocols and call flows for 4G EPC 5G Core Diameter SIP (VoLTE VoNR) and HTTP2.
- Interpret and apply 3GPP specifications to ensure test cases and network behavior are standards-compliant.
- Perform API validation (REST/SOAP) and basic network troubleshooting (IP VLANs subnetting).
- Monitor systems using tools like Grafana and Nagios.
- Use scripting or programming to automate system and tool operations.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with multiple teams for test planning execution issue resolution and project delivery.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
- Strong hands-on experience with telecom test tools and traffic generators.
- In-depth knowledge of mobile network architecture (4G/5G).
- Comfortable working in a multi-team collaborative environment with some project management or coordination responsibilities.
- Capable of both manual and automated test execution with solid scripting skills for automation.
Mandatory Skills:
- Expertise with Landslide test tool and any other Spirent tools
- Expertise with Keysight IxLoad/LoadCore test tool
- Protocols: 4G EPC 5GC Diameter http2 SIP flows for VONR and VoLTE Non-3GPP access
- 3GPP spec awareness for 4G 5G call-flows
- Experience/Knowledge of Rest API/SOAP validation
- Working knowledge of Basic IP protocols (IP subnetting vlan etc)
- Knowledge of Netscout IP protocols (v4 and v6)
- Additional scope: Knowledge/System Admin tools such Grafana nagios etc..
- Programing for streamlining system management and test tool execution
- Interpersonal skills & Project management: Comfortable reaching out to different teams to realize a project from start to finish co-ordinate troubleshooting sessions.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.