Senior Systems and Software Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise India Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise India Private Limited is seeking a Senior Systems/Software Engineer to join the Customer Focused Testing team in Bengaluru. The role emphasizes testing HPE storage products, validating integration feasibility, and reproducing customer issues in realistic environments to accelerate debugging and resolution.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of relevant experience and strong expertise in storage protocols, cloud/storage technologies, and Linux/Windows-based testing.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience Required: BS/MS degree in Science or Engineering from a recognized and accredited university/college.
• Ideal candidates will have at least 10+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Champion customer-focused testing practices and advocate for issue resolution to improve product quality.
• Design, implement, and execute customer-focused tests for data storage product offerings.
• Rapidly gain expertise in external applications and validate integration feasibility with HPE storage products.

Skills

Storage protocols

Linux

Windows

Python scripting

Shell scripting

Kubernetes

Virtualization

Debugging

Cross-functional collaboration

AI tooling familiarity

Education

BS/MS in Science or Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Test management tools

Performance benchmarking tools

CI/CD

Job description

System/Software Engineer

This role has been designed as ’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description

In the HPE Hybrid Cloud, we lead the innovation agenda and technology roadmap for all HPE. This includes managing the design, development, and product portfolio of our next-generation cloud platform, Green Lake. Working with customers, we help them reimagine their information technology needs to deliver a simple, consumable solution that helps them drive their business results. Join us redefine what's next for you.

The Customer Focused Testing team is seeking a Senior Systems/Software Engineer who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment. This position focuses on testing HPE storage products, evaluating application feasibility with HPE storage solutions, and reproducing customer issues in customer-like environments to help accelerate debugging and resolution. You will be part of a highly dynamic team.

What you will do

• Champion customer-focused testing practices, advocate for issue resolution, and influence product quality by ensuring the customer’s point of view is represented in decision-making.
• Design, implement, and execute customer-focused tests for data storage product offering.
• Rapidly gain expertise in external applications and validate integration feasibility with HPE storage products to deliver robust end-to-end solutions.
• Collaborate with the Customer Engineering and Escalation teams to understand customer issues.
• Perform targeted testing to reproduce problems and work with development to accelerate their debugging and resolution.
• Analyze test results, debug failures, and drive issues to resolution by collaborating with development, QA, product management, and customer support teams.
• Understand, participate, and provide input for functional and design specs and other design documentation.
• Collaborate with other cross-functional teams, including but not limited to Product Management, Solution Engineering, Customer Support, and Platform Engineering.
• Influence product quality by identifying test coverage gaps, raising defects, and shifting information left to upstream test organizations.
• Document test strategies, workflows, and results; provide clear recommendations to engineering and leadership.

What you need to bring

• Education and Experience Required: BS/MS degree in Science or Engineering from a recognized and accredited university/college.
• Ideal candidates will have at least 10+ years of relevant experience.

Knowledge and Skills

• Deep expertise in storage protocols (FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB, S3) to ensure robust and scalable solutions.
• Hands-on experience with cloud, storage, and networking technologies, including File and Object storage, Kubernetes, and related ecosystems.
• Proficient in virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM) and enterprise backup solutions.
• Exceptional debugging and problem-solving skills for complex, distributed system environments.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting capabilities, with a keen eye for detail and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Strong proficiency in Linux and Windows operating systems for multi-platform testing and validation.
• Advanced scripting skills (Python, Shell) to automate workflows and improve test efficiency.
• Passionate about learning emerging technologies and driving enterprise-grade quality solutions.
• Experienced with industry-standard tools, including test management platforms, defect tracking systems (JIRA), and performance benchmarking tools.
• Knowledge of regression, scalability, and performance testing methodologies to ensure product reliability.
• Strong collaboration skills for working with multiple engineering teams and stakeholders to resolve complex issues.
• Self-driven with outstanding verbal and written communication skills to influence and deliver results across teams.
• Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, or similar) to enhance productivity, automate tasks, or improve testing workflows.
• Curiosity and adaptability to explore emerging AI technologies and apply them to real-world scenarios.

Accessibility

Accessibility HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here . Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

What We Can Offer You

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Job: Engineering Job Level: TCP_04

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