Quality Assurance Engineer - Networking & Embedded

Quality Assurance Engineer - Networking & Embedded Systems
45,000 - 70,000 DOE + Benefits Fully Remote (UK)
About the Company
Join a growing technology business developing innovative networking and communications solutions.
Backed by an experienced leadership team and ambitious growth plans, the company combines software, networking and infrastructure expertise to build secure, reliable technology used in demanding environments.
The Role
We're looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer to validate releases, identify issues before production, and ensure solutions perform reliably across software, networking, cloud, and embedded platforms.
You'll work closely with engineering teams, investigating defects, testing real-world scenarios, and helping drive product quality across the entire technology stack.
Ideal Candidate
Essential Skills
Experience testing networking, embedded, or distributed systems
Linux troubleshooting and diagnostic experience
Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPNs and routing
Knowledge of LTE, 5G, SIMs, APNs and cellular connectivity
Strong defect reproduction and root-cause analysis skills
Excellent written documentation skills
Technical Knowledge
REST API testing, JWT, authentication flows and mTLS
TLS, certificates, PKI and X.509
Server-Sent Events (SSE)
Security testing and RBAC validation
Packet capture and protocol analysis
Mock servers and test fixtures
Firmware and platform testing
Linux networking tools and diagnostics
Desirable
OpenWRT, LEDE or Embedded Linux
Multipath or bonded networking
Terraform or Ansible
Cellular test environments
Chaos engineering
Automated testing frameworks
Additional Requirements
Must be eligible and willing to undergo security clearance
Sponsorship is not available
What You'll Be Doing
Executing test plans across firmware, networking, cloud, and management platforms
Identifying edge cases and failure scenarios
Testing platform behaviour during network outages and degraded conditions
Validating configuration deployment across connected devices
Performing security, certificate, authentication, and permissions testing
Reproducing customer-reported issues
Supporting release sign-off activities
Defining quality metrics and improving test coverage
What We Offer
45,000 - 70,000 DOE + Benefits
Fully remote UK-based role
Flexible working arrangements
Innovative networking and communications technology
Experienced and collaborative engineering team
Sound Interesting?
If you're passionate about quality, networking technologies, Linux, and solving complex technical challenges, we'd love to hear from you.
About Adecco
Adecco is acting as an Employment Agency.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process for all applicants.
We are on the client's supplier list for this role.