Senior Windows System Engineer

HP; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Co. seeks a Senior Windows System Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable software systems for HP commercial PCs.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions integrated with existing infrastructure and ensure reliable performance for end users. The role requires leading project teams across design, development, and validation, mentoring staff, and driving adoption of new technologies within HP's software systems organization.

Qualifications

• Four-year or graduate degree in CS, information systems, or related field.
• Typically 7–10 years of work experience in systems engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of robust software systems.
• Oversee the installation, configuration, testing and maintenance of operating systems, application software, and system management tools.
• Monitor and test application performance for bottlenecks; collaborate with developers to implement fixes.
• Optimize software systems for performance, scalability, and resource efficiency to enhance user experience.
• Gather system engineering requirements from engineering groups and stakeholders.
• Lead multiple project teams through design, development, testing, and integration of complex products.
• Manage relationships with internal and outsourced development partners on software systems design.
• Review designs and project activities for compliance with guidelines; provide feedback to improve quality and mitigate risk.
• Provide domain-specific expertise and leadership to cross-organization projects and programs.
• Drive innovation and integration of new technologies into projects.

Skills

Windows internals

C++

Python

Microsoft Azure

Microservices

APIs

SQL

Software Development

Software Engineering

Education

Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Azure

APIs

Job description

Senior Windows System Engineer Description - Job Summary

• This role is responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, and maintenance of robust and scalable software systems for HP commercial PCs. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams, including software developers, system administrators, and project managers, to create solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing infrastructure and deliver value to end-users. The role ensures the efficiency, reliability, and performance of software systems. The role provides guidance to other team members on developing validation execution plans for new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Focuses on delivering system software for the best customer experience.
• Oversees the installation, configuration, testing and maintenance of operating systems, application software, and system management tools.
• Monitors and tests application performance for potential bottlenecks, identifies possible solutions, and works with developers to implement those fixes.
• Optimizes software systems for performance, scalability, and resource efficiency to ensure optimal user experience.
• Gathers all the system engineering requirements for the infrastructure components by working with engineering groups and other stakeholders.
• Leads multiple project teams of other software systems engineers responsible for all stages of design and development for complex products and platforms, including solution design, analysis, coding, testing, and integration.
• Manages and expands relationships with internal and outsourced development partners on software systems design and development.
• Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with systems design and development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality and mitigate failure risk.
• Provides domain-specific expertise and overall software systems leadership and perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities.
• Drives innovation and integration of new technologies into projects and activities in the software systems design organization.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in systems engineering, computer programming language, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications

• Certified Software Systems Engineer (CSSE)
• Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)

Knowledge & Skills

• AI workloads and inferencing
• Agile Methodology
• Application Programming Interface (API)
• C++ (Programming Language)
• Computer Science
• Debugging
• Microservices
• Microsoft Azure
• Python (Programming Language)
• Scalability
• Software Development
• Software Engineering
• SQL (Programming Language)
• Windows 11 internals

Cross-Org Skills

• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope

• Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.

Complexity

• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.

Disclaimer

• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

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