Duration of Engagement: 12 months

City/ Work location: London/ Hybrid

Job Description

RDKB Engineer

Job Summary:

Intelligent, IoT-enabled products will soon result in the proliferation of data and disrupt virtually all industries. To be successful, both large and small companies must leverage IoT capabilities by designing modern products that fundamentally connect people with processes. Within Cognizant IOT, we engineer industry-aligned, IoT-enabled products that merge industry needs with human drivers. Our intelligent products will revolutionize experiences and result in exciting, transformative outcomes. Without human-centered thinking, connected products are just standalone things—but with it, our modern connected products facilitate a unified way of life enjoyed by all.

Role Responsibilities:

Cognizant seeks to hire a RDK Engineer for our IoT Practice. The IoT Practice provides Product Engineering best practice/standards development, deployment, management, and operational support across the communications, media and technology industry. The ideal candidate will have the following experience and qualifications below. This is an excellent opportunity for career progression within this expanding global team.

Provide the RDK platform to power connectivity devices including DOCSIS, xPON, FWA, xDSL, WiFi, Mesh, etc for RDKB Wifi, RDKB Core, RDKB Mesh Device and RDKB Optimization.

Job Requirements:

Essential Skills:

Languages: C, C++, Shell Scripting, Python. Linux Kernel/Networking: TCP/IP, NetFilters, IPSet, IPV4, IPV6, OVS, bridging, routing, MAP-T, Device driver development, UPNP, RIP, IGMP, IEEE 802.11, GRE Tunneling, DBUS, RBUS, UBUS. Device Management: WEBPA, SNMP, TR369 USP, WEBConfig. DPI: Device Finger printing, Application Detection, parental control, and safe browsing. Firewall and security : IPTables, NFtables, IPSEC/MACSec, DOS, DDOS. Gateway WAN Technologies : DOCSIS, MTA, EPON, GPON, DSL. Message/Transport Protocols : MQTT, HTTP/S,WEBSOCKET, XMIDT, OVSDB, HTTP(3), gRPC. Encoding schema : MSGPack, AVRO, Protobuf, OVS, JSON. WiFi/Mesh: Opensync, WiFi EasyMesh, knowledge of WiFi protocols. Tools: Build tools (Yocto, make), Splunk, JIRA, GITHUB/Gerrit. Hands-on experience on C/C++ programming. Strong knowledge of Linux Operating systems. Hands-on experience working in Linux environment. Strong knowledge of TCP/IP internals and common network protocols such as DHCP, DNS, HTTP. Strong problem-solving skills. Knowledge of Source version control tools like git, GitHub etc. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Strong understanding of IEEE802.11 protocol. Design, develop and testing of Wi-Fi software feature for Wi-Fi gateway/extender product. Experience and knowledge on IEEE802.11/Wi-Fi protocols such as WPA, RADIUS, WPS, 802.11n/ac/ax. Work with vendors to integrate Wi-Fi chipset solutions. Provide technical assistance to other teams to trouble shoot customer Wi-Fi issues. Work on development of new Wi-Fi features on RDKB platform.

Nice to Have Skills:

Qualifications:

Active participation in the RDK-B community and an understanding of its development processes and culture. Familiar with networking protocols, including TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP, DNS, and VLANs and other relevant protocols for networking devices. Awareness of security best practices, as network devices need to be secure. This includes understanding encryption, authentication, and network security. Understand wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi, and how to configure wireless interfaces in RDK-B.

The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world. We don’t just dream of a better way – we make it happen. We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what’s right. We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that’s right for you.

About us:
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion:
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

Disclaimer: 
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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