Senior Principal: Solution Test & Automation Lead (Hybrid)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 187,000 - 378,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a Senior Principal Solution Test & Automation Engineer to lead validation for distributed networking software. You will drive automation strategy, design scalable frameworks, and mentor engineers while partnering with engineering, product, sales, and services teams.

This is a hybrid role with 2 days in the office. The role requires deep expertise in Python/Go/C++, CI/CD, and networked systems, with a track record in high-impact test engineering

Qualifications

• Expert-level programming in Python, Go or C++, with deep proficiency in at least one language.
• Extensive experience designing automation platforms and quality engineering ecosystems.
• Experience integrating large-scale automated testing into CI/CD environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead validation for large-scale networking deployments and complex solutions.
• Architect and evolve scalable automation frameworks supporting validation across stacks.
• Drive CI/CD validation, observability improvements, and reliability initiatives.
• Mentor engineers, influence design decisions, and partner with cross-functional teams.
• Translate customer requirements into repeatable validation frameworks.

Skills

Python

Go

C++

Automation

Quality engineering

Tools

CI/CD

Ixia

Spirent

Observability platforms

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a Senior Principal Solution Test & Automation Engineer to lead validation for distributed networking software. You will drive automation strategy, design scalable frameworks, and mentor engineers while partnering with engineering, product, sales, and services teams.

This is a hybrid role with 2 days in the office. The role requires deep expertise in Python/Go/C++, CI/CD, and networked systems, with a track record in high-impact test engineering