I run a technology company and the next milestone on our roadmap is a dedicated hardware-integration task centred on networking devices. The job is to take a set of routers, switches, and access points and weave them into our existing infrastructure so they communicate flawlessly with our cloud services and on-prem microservices. Scope of work • Map the exact interfaces (GPIO, serial, PoE, or Ethernet) and confirm compatibility with our current gateway board. • Configure firmware and bootloaders so the devices expose the required APIs and SNMP traps. • Script automated provisioning in Python or Bash that can be triggered from our CI/CD pipeline. • Produce a concise test report detailing throughput, latency, and failure-recovery behaviour on a simulated and real network. Acceptance criteria 1. Devices come online automatically after power-cycle and register in our management dashboard without manual input. 2. End-to-end data flow (device → gateway → cloud) sustains at least 99.5 % uptime during a 24-hour stress test. 3. Documentation (Markdown or PDF) is supplied so an in-house technician can replicate the setup. Relevant tooling includes OpenWrt, U-Boot, Ansible, Docker, and Wireshark, though I’m open to alternatives if they achieve the same outcome more efficiently. Please share a brief outline of how you would approach the integration along with any similar projects you have completed.