Hewlett Packard Enterprise
edge-to-cloud
PrincipalSoftwareEngineer,Systems/SolutionsTest
“Principal Software Engineer, Systems/Solutions Test at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Skills: Systems/Solutions Test, networking products, routers, switches, software platforms, customer solution validation, automation frameworks, test architecture, networking fundamentals and protocols, Python, AI-assisted testing. Define and lead the quality and test automation strategy for customer solution validation across product lines. Architect scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation frameworks for ”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure reliability, scalability, resiliency, and performance across highly complex network environments; improve release quality; close coverage gaps
Industry & Context.
debugging complex distributed/network failures; driving closure across teams
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s, Master’s, or M. Tech in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience), 10+ years of experience in software/system test engineering for networking products, including leadership of large, cross-functional quality initiatives, Proven ability to lead technical strategy and execution in complex, multi-team environments, Deep expertise in networking fundamentals and protocols, including TCP/UDP, IPv4/IPv6, Ethernet, OSPF/IS-IS, ARP, VLANs, BGP, MPLS, L2/L3VPN, LACP, and EVPN-VXLAN, Advanced experience in test architecture, automation-first validation, and large-scale test execution, Expert proficiency in Python, hands-on experience with automation frameworks such as PyTest and Robot Framework, experience with network traffic/test equipment such as Ixia and Spirent, including automated test orchestration, Demonstrated excellence in debugging complex distributed/network failures and driving closure across teams, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders
Nice to Have
Deep hands-on experience with Junos OS and large-scale customer deployment patterns, understanding of cloud infrastructure, core systems, and WAN architectures, Experience with additional languages/tools such as Go and Perl for framework extension and tooling, Practical experience applying AI tools, LLMs, and agent-based workflows in software validation and engineering productivity, Networking certifications are a plus, Prior experience defining organizational quality standards, mentoring senior engineers, and leading technical transformation initiatives
What You'll Do.
Define and lead the quality and test automation strategy for customer solution validation across product lines
and maintainable automation frameworks for functional
and performance testing
Own end-to-end test architecture for complex customer topologies across data center
and cloud-integrated deployments
Drive quality gates and release-readiness criteria for high-impact feature and platform releases
Lead root-cause investigations for critical customer issues and establish corrective/preventive quality improvements
Partner with development
and support teams to close coverage gaps and improve release quality
Mentor and technically guide engineers across establish best practices for test design
Represent test engineering in customer design and technical workshops
translating deployment requirements into robust validation strategies
Deliver executive-level quality reporting
and recommendations to stakeholders
Champion adoption of AI-assisted testing workflows
including LLM- and agent-enabled productivity for test design
Influence roadmap decisions by highlighting emerging technologies
and systemic quality risks
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaboration across engineering, product, and customer-facing teams; Partner with development, system test, product management, and support teams to close coverage gaps and improve release quality; Represent test engineering in customer design and technical workshops; collaboration across engineering, product, and customer-facing teams
Communication Scope
written and verbal communication skills; ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders
Process & Methodology
leadership of large, cross-functional quality initiatives, lead technical strategy and execution in complex, multi-team environments, leading technical transformation initiatives
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