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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # DOCSIS Network Engineer - **Company:** AVIAN LLC - **Location:** Greenwood Village, CO, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Automation of Tests, Cable Modem, Databases, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Domain Name System (DNS), Perl (Programming Language), Firmware, IPv4, IPv6, IP Multicasting, IP Routing, Internet Service Provider, Python (Programming Language), Test Execution Engine, Scripting, Test Scripts, Backend, Home Networking, Video Streaming - **Published:** June 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/44c2bc1b-0ff1-458d-bfb6-eb9690c6444e ## About the Role * DOCSIS Cable Modem Experience Testing: Highly desired for effective testing and validation of Customer Premise Equipment (CPE). * Network Engineering Background: Focus on design, build, and implementation rather than operations. This includes hands-on experience in network engineering, preferably with a cable Multiple System Operator (MSO) or Internet Service Provider (ISP). * Software Testing Experience: Candidates should have a network engineering background with experience in scripting (Perl, Python) and firmware testing. * ISP Background: Highly desired to ensure familiarity with industry standards and practices. * Soft Skills: Ability to work well within a team, be independent, and a self-starter., * DOCSIS or Fiber. Candidates should have a DOCSIS or fiber background (including PON or ONU). A DOCSIS engineering professional certification is highly desired but not required. * Wireless Background: If candidates don''t have DOCSIS experience, a wireless background in testing with 802.11 experience is acceptable. A mobile background is also okay. * Technical Focus Areas: Includes working on cable modems, wireless routers, PON SONU devices, CMTS to CPE interop devices, and automation test cases. Knowledge of Python is helpful, especially for working with Spectrum's homegrown automation tool. * Automation Goals: 80% of the environment is currently automated, with a goal of reaching 90% this year. * Excitement for CPE Devices: Candidates should be excited and willing to work with CPE devices. ## Description * Testing and Validation: Responsible for testing and validation of CPE and backend systems affecting CPE. * Understanding of DOCSIS and Cable Modem Provisioning: Essential for effective test execution and troubleshooting. * Test Execution and Documentation: Involved in executing tests, documenting test reports, and troubleshooting field escalations. * Technical Focus Areas: Includes TR-069, IPv6, Fiber to the Home (FTTH), Voice Services, IP routing, IP multicast, streaming video, and home networking. * Provisioning and Network * Protocols: Work on provisioning, DHCP, DNS, IPv4, IPv6, Static RIP, Residential, and SMB testing. * Firmware Certification: Involved in firmware certification software for CPE, finding bugs before customers do. * Experience: At least 3 years of hands-on network engineering experience, preferably with a cable MSO or ISP. * Additional Skills: Experience with automation, databases, scripting, and system administration is a plus ## Related Videos - [IP Authentication: A Tale of Performance Pitfalls and Challenges in Prod](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1413-ip-authentication-a-tale-of-performance-pitfalls-and-challenges-in-prod) - [IoT: The road to sustainability](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/557-iot-the-road-to-sustainability) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Unlocking the potential of Digital & IT at Vodafone](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/602-unlocking-the-potential-of-digital-it-at-vodafone) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Should senior developers refuse interview coding challenges?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/29-should-senior-developers-refuse-interview-coding-challenges) - [The CAMARA Project: How Telcos Collaborating Improves Developer Experience](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/671-the-camara-project-how-telcos-collaborating-improves-developer-experience) - [How to land a developer job in Amsterdam](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/36-how-to-land-a-developer-job-in-amsterdam) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)