Senior Technical Marketing Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company; Friday Harbor (WA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Senior Technical Marketing Engineer in Washington state for a hybrid role designed to advance networking solutions. You will lead technical initiatives, design labs and demos, translate complex customer needs into scalable solutions, and collaborate across Engineering, Product Management, Sales, and Services to shape product direction.

The role emphasizes deep routing/switching expertise, automation, telemetry, and customer-facing communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in networking, network architecture, solutions engineering, consulting engineering, technical marketing engineering, or similar roles.
• Deep expertise in routing, switching, network architecture, and advanced troubleshooting within large enterprise and data center environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with network automation, Python or similar scripting, Linux environments, APIs, and infrastructure programmability.
• Experience building, testing, troubleshooting, and validating networking solutions, proof-of-concepts, integrations, and lab environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and independently execute strategic technical initiatives focused on networking, automation, telemetry, assurance, and AI-driven operations.
• Design, build, and maintain proofs-of-concept, lab environments, reference architectures, integrations, and technical demonstrations.
• Translate customer operational challenges into validated and repeatable technical solutions.
• Partner with Engineering, Product Management, Sales, and Services to influence product development and solution strategy.
• Validate end-to-end solutions involving networking infrastructure, automation platforms, telemetry systems, APIs, assurance technologies, and AI capabilities.

Job description

Senior Technical Marketing Engineer

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week 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:

Provides technical leadership as a senior networking expert specializing in routing, switching, network architecture, and troubleshooting in the design, validation, integration, and demonstration of advanced networking solutions. Translates complex customer requirements into innovative, scalable, and repeatable technical solutions by combining deep networking expertise with automation, telemetry, and modern operational technologies. Works cross-functionally with Engineering, Product Management, Sales, and Services to drive technical adoption, influence product direction, and deliver customer success.

Management Level Definition

Recognized technical authority with deep expertise in networking technologies and solution development. Independently drives highly complex and ambiguous initiatives with significant business and customer impact. Applies advanced engineering knowledge and innovative thinking to solve challenging technical problems, influence product strategy, and accelerate customer adoption. Provides technical leadership across organizations and mentors other engineers while leading through influence rather than direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead and independently execute strategic technical initiatives focused on networking, automation, telemetry, assurance, and AI-driven operations.
• Design, build, and maintain proof-of-concepts, lab environments, reference architectures, integrations, and technical demonstrations.
• Transform customer operational challenges into validated and repeatable technical solutions.
• Partner with Engineering, Product Management, Sales, and Services teams to influence product development and solution strategy.
• Validate end-to-end solutions involving networking infrastructure, automation platforms, telemetry systems, APIs, assurance technologies, and AI capabilities.
• Develop compelling technical content, demonstrations, and enablement materials for customers, partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor during customer engagements and strategic field initiatives.
• Drive alignment across multiple teams and organizations to ensure successful solution delivery and customer outcomes.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to future innovation in networking automation and AI-assisted operations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in networking, network architecture, solutions engineering, consulting engineering, technical marketing engineering, or similar technical roles.
• Deep expertise in networking technologies, including routing, switching, network architecture, and advanced troubleshooting, within Service Provider, large Enterprise, and/or large-scale Data Center environments.
• Strong hands‑on experience with network automation, including Python or similar scripting, Linux environments, APIs, and infrastructure programmability.
• Experience building, testing, troubleshooting, and validating networking solutions, proof-of-concepts, integrations, and lab environments.
• Experience with network telemetry and programmability technologies such as gNMI, YANG, streaming telemetry, and API-driven architectures.
• Experience with network management, assurance, observability, and/or control‑point applications.
• Proven ability to design and implement automated workflows that improve operational efficiency and simplify network operations.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex technical initiatives and drive execution across multiple teams.
• Strong customer‑facing experience with the ability to translate business and operational challenges into technical solutions.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Ability to operate effectively in highly ambiguous environments.
• Demonstrated success leading through influence across multiple organizations.
• Strong presentation and communication skills for technical and executive audiences.
• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts and translate them into customer value.
• Strong cross‑functional collaboration skills across Engineering, Product Management, Sales, and Services.
• Passion for hands‑on engineering, innovation, and continuous learning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Juniper networking experience.
• Experience with network assurance, observability, and analytics platforms.
• Experience with cloud‑native networking technologies and containerized environments.
• Familiarity with Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Agents, and AI‑assisted operations.
• Experience integrating AI capabilities into networking, automation, or operational workflows.
• Experience developing customer‑facing workshops, technical demonstrations, training, or enablement content.

What Success Looks Like

The successful candidate is first and foremost a networking expert who still loves building.

They possess deep expertise in routing, switching, network architecture, and troubleshooting, while leveraging automation, telemetry, assurance, and modern operational technologies to extend that networking foundation. They personally create labs, integrations, proof‑of‑concepts, and demonstrations, and can translate complex customer challenges into validated technical solutions. They thrive in ambiguous environments, influence multiple teams, and consistently deliver measurable customer and business outcomes.

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:

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Job Level:

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