Distinguished Technologist, Agentic AIOps & Self-Driving Networks

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 194,000 - 413,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking an engineering leader to own and evolve the E2E assurance architecture for large distributed systems. You will define a common substrate model and architect multi-agent orchestration across domains, while enforcing safety and governance.

The role requires deep networking expertise and a strong AI/ML background. You will mentor senior engineers, influence executive stakeholders, and drive cross-business collaboration to advance the substrate strategy.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in engineering and architectural leadership building and operating large distributed systems.
• Breadth across networking domains (campus, data center, WAN/SD-WAN, security) with depth in 3+ domains.
• Deep networking fundamentals (EVPN-VXLAN, BGP, SAI behavior, overlay/underlay, policy enforcement).
• Graph systems depth and property graph modeling for dependency and causality.
• Applied AI with LLM agents, tool calling, MCP, and ML/time-series modeling.
• Production AIOps/observability experience and strong Python/Go coding.

Responsibilities

• Own the E2E assurance architecture across domains and verify outcomes.
• Define a shared substrate model spanning intent, topology, config, identity, and policy.
• Architect agentic layer: planning tools, MCP servers, and multi-agent orchestration.
• Own safety architecture with gates, policy enforcement, and deterministic rollback.
• Guide use of graph reasoning, ML, or generative AI appropriately.
• Establish evaluation discipline with fault corpora, incident harnesses, MTTR metrics.
• Influence executives and product teams to align on a single substrate.
• Mentor engineers and develop principal and distinguished technical leaders.

Skills

Python

Go

Kubernetes

gNMI

OpenConfig

LLM agents

Agent orchestration

Distributed systems

AI/ML

Time-series modeling

Observability

Networking

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kafka

Time-series stores

OpenConfig

gNMI

Job description

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

Key responsibilities

• Own the E2E assurance architecture: cross-domain telemetry normalization, correlation, root cause, guarded remediation, and outcome verification.
• Define the shared substrate — a common model spanning intent, topology, config, identity, policy, and state
• Architect the agentic layer: planning and tool-use agents, MCP tool servers, and multi-agent orchestration across domain boundaries.
• Own the safety architecture: approval gates, policy enforcement at tool boundaries, remediation safety tiers, blast-radius limits, and deterministic rollback.
• Set the discipline for when to use deterministic graph reasoning, classical ML, or generative AI — and when not to.
• Establish evaluation as a shipped discipline — golden fault corpora, replayable incident harnesses, and MTTR and false-escalation rate as product metrics.
• Carry the strategy across BUs and influence executive and product stakeholders toward one substrate.
• Mentor engineers and develop the next generation of principal and distinguished technical leaders.

Requirements

• 15+ years in engineering and architectural leadership building and operating large distributed systems in production.
• Breadth across networking domains — campus, data center, WAN/SD-WAN, and security — with proven depth in at least three.
• Deep networking fundamentals: EVPN-VXLAN, BGP, SAI-level behavior, overlay/underlay, identity and policy enforcement, and streaming telemetry (gNMI/OpenConfig) at scale.
• Graph systems depth: knowledge or property graph modeling and graph algorithms applied to dependency, impact, and causality.
• Applied AI on both sides: LLM agents, tool calling, MCP, and agent evaluation, plus classical ML and time-series modeling — and the judgment to know which the problem calls for.
• Production AIOps or observability experience: correlation, anomaly detection, noise reduction, incident lifecycle.
• Cloud-native at scale: Kubernetes, microservices, Kafka, time-series/OLAP stores, hybrid and public cloud.
• Strong hands‑on coding in Python and Go, sustained through design and architecture. Proficient with AI‑first, spec‑driven prototyping.
• Demonstrated impact at Principal or Distinguished level spanning multiple organizations, including the ability to run discovery across teams that don’t report to you.
• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in computer science, engineering, or a related discipline preferred.

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_07

The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.

– United States of America: Annual Salary USD 194,000 - 412,500 in California

The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.

Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html

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