Senior Principal Solution Validation & Automation Engineer

Hobbsnews; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 183,000 - 371,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Senior Principal Solution Test & Automation Engineer to lead quality engineering for large-scale networking and distributed software solutions. The role combines deep testing expertise with strong customer engagement and technical leadership in a hybrid Sunnyvale, CA environment.

You will partner with engineering, architecture, product management, sales engineering, services, and customers to validate complex networking solutions, establish scalable

Qualifications

• Strong programming in Python, Go, or C++, with expertise in at least one language.
• Experience building automation platforms, frameworks, and QA ecosystems.
• Experience integrating large-scale automated testing into CI/CD environments.
• Proven history of driving transformational automation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead validation for strategic customer solutions and complex networking deployments.
• Collaborate with customers, field engineers, solution architects, sales engineers, and services teams to validate real-world networking solutions.
• Translate customer requirements into repeatable validation frameworks and reports.
• Present technical findings, risk assessments, and quality recommendations to customers and stakeholders.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives that improve customer outcomes and product quality.
• Lead validation and automation efforts across products and programs.

Skills

Python

Go

C++

Automation frameworks

CI/CD

Linux

Networking

Leadership

Tools

Ixia

Spirent

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Senior Principal Solution Test & Automation Engineer to lead quality engineering for large-scale networking and distributed software solutions. The role combines deep testing expertise with strong customer engagement and technical leadership in a hybrid Sunnyvale, CA environment.

You will partner with engineering, architecture, product management, sales engineering, services, and customers to validate complex networking solutions, establish scalable