Senior Software Network Test Engineer – Customer Solution Validation

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Senior Software Network Test Engineer – Customer Solution Validation in Sunnyvale, CA within our Networking team. You will drive validation of large-scale networking deployments, advance automation, and work across engineering, product management, and services to deliver reliable solutions.

This role emphasizes system-level testing, debug, and leadership in quality engineering, with a focus on observability, scalability, and customer outcomes through

Qualifications

• Strong programming in Python, Go or C++ and proficiency in at least one language.
• Experience designing automation frameworks and quality engineering solutions.
• Experience integrating large-scale automated testing into CI/CD environments.

Responsibilities

• Validate networking solutions and customer deployments at scale.
• Develop scalable automation frameworks and improve product quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability and observability.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis across systems.

Skills

Python

Go

C++

Automation frameworks

CI/CD integration

Automation initiatives

Ixia

Spirent

Tools

Ixia

Spirent

Job description

Senior Software Network Test Engineer – Customer Solution Validation

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

Location (HYBRID): Sunnyvale, CA

HPE Networking is seeking a Solution Test & Automation Engineer to contribute to quality engineering for large-scale networking and distributed software solutions. This Individual Contributor role requires advanced technical expertise and consistent impact on product quality, customer success, and engineering execution. The role combines software testing expertise, system-level engineering knowledge, customer engagement, and collaboration across engineering teams. The successful candidate will apply advanced knowledge to solve complex technical problems, improve automation and validation practices, and enhance product quality, scalability, observability, and reliability across the product lifecycle. You will partner closely with engineering, architecture, product management, sales engineering, services, support, and customers to validate networking solutions, establish scalable quality engineering practices, and improve engineering productivity and product quality. In addition to technical execution, you will provide expertise to project teams and support mentoring and knowledge sharing activities. Success in this role requires sustained impact on technical components of products and solutions, advanced subject matter expertise, effective collaboration across teams, delivery of quality engineering improvements, and contributions that advance customer outcomes and business objectives.

Solution Validation & Customer Engagement

Understand customer deployments, business requirements, architectures, and large-scale operational environments to develop comprehensive validation strategies. Drive validation efforts for customer solutions and complex networking deployments. Collaborate with customers, field engineers, solution architects, sales engineers, and services teams to validate real-world networking solutions and operational readiness. Participate in technical design workshops and architecture reviews to improve reliability, scalability, observability, and serviceability. Translate customer requirements into repeatable, solution-focused validation frameworks. Present technical findings, risk assessments, quality recommendations, and executive-level updates to customers and internal stakeholders. Participate in cross-functional initiatives that improve customer outcomes and product quality.

Automation & Quality Engineering

Contribute to automation strategy and implementation across products and engineering teams. Architect, develop, and evolve scalable automation frameworks supporting functional, integration, system, resiliency, scale, performance, and solution validation. Establish engineering best practices and standards for continuous validation through CI/CD pipelines. Support innovation in automation infrastructure, tooling, and AI-assisted engineering practices. Promote quality engineering methodologies that improve time-to-market and engineering productivity. Identify opportunities to simplify validation workflows and reduce operational costs through automation.

System-Level Testing & Debugging

Validate distributed, multi-component software and networking platforms at scale. Utilize logs, metrics, traces, telemetry, observability platforms, and diagnostic frameworks to troubleshoot complex failures. Perform root-cause investigations spanning multiple teams and technology domains. Differentiate product defects from infrastructure, automation, and environmental issues. Provide recommendations to improve product testability, diagnosability, and operational excellence.

Technical Leadership

Provide technical expertise for significant projects, releases, and engineering initiatives. Serve as a subject matter expert for solution validation, automation, and quality engineering. Partner with engineering teams across functions to align around quality objectives. Promote quality-first engineering practices throughout the development lifecycle. Mentor engineers through technical guidance, reviews, coaching, and knowledge sharing. Contribute to technical innovation through engineering improvements, knowledge sharing, and technical proposals. Support technical capabilities that create business value and customer impact.

Required Qualifications

Software Engineering & Automation

• Strong programming expertise in Python, Go, or C++, with proficiency in at least one language.
• Experience designing and building automation frameworks and quality engineering solutions.
• Experience integrating large-scale automated testing into CI/CD environments.
• Experience delivering impactful automation initiatives.

Systems & Networking

• Strong understanding of Linux/UNIX operating systems, networking, processes, memory management, and system internals.
• Extensive experience validating distributed and multi-component systems.
• Deep hands-on expertise configuring and validating multi-vendor networking environments.
• Experience supporting service provider, enterprise, and cloud networking deployments.
• Strong knowledge of performance testing and traffic-generation platforms such as Ixia and Spirent.

Testing & Quality Engineering

• Deep expertise in system-level and end-to-end validation.
• Multi-feature, longevity, resiliency, interoperability, scale, and performance testing.
• Fault injection and recovery validation.
• Root-cause analysis and complex defect investigation.
• Advanced troubleshooting across multiple software and infrastructure layers.

Leadership & Influence

• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems and deliver measurable product impact.
• Proven ability to provide technical guidance and influence engineering decisions.
• Experience mentoring engineers and supporting cross-functional initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ yrs of industry experience.
• Advanced networking expertise in Layer 2, Layer 3, TCP/IP, Routing, MPLS, EVPN, and data center technologies.
• Experience with network operating systems, cloud infrastructure, observability platforms, and distributed architectures.
• Working knowledge of JUNOS.
• Industry certifications such as JNCIE, CCIE, or equivalent.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted engineering tools for automation development, test generation, diagnostics, failure analysis, and productivity improvements.
• Track record of innovation resulting in patents, publications, standards contributions, or architectural leadership.

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.

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

Job: Engineering Job Level: TCP_04

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 136,500 - 276,500 in California The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.

HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together.

HPE will comply with all applicable laws related to employer use of arrest and conviction records, including laws requiring employers to consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.