Automation & Integration Software Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking an Automation & Integration Software Engineer to help build and maintain a new automated testing platform for UXI products. This role focuses on software QA engineering with code, automation infrastructure, Linux networking, and integration of systems to form a reliable test platform.

You will contribute to scalable testing frameworks, define SDKs, and develop pipelines while collaborating across engineering teams to improve product quality.

Qualifications

• Experience writing or maintaining software tooling for internal development teams.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Familiarity with automated test harness concepts in embedded contexts.
• Strong software development skills in any modern language.

Responsibilities

• Contribute toward design and implementation of a scalable automated integration testing framework.
• Define a standard testing SDK enabling engineering teams to create consistent test cases.
• Develop and maintain automated test pipelines, supporting tools and environments.
• Write test scripts, conduct functional and integration testing, identify issues and implement improvements.
• Analyse test results to distinguish product defects from environment/framework issues.
• Track errors through lifecycle and coordinate with stakeholders for resolution.
• Maintain framework documentation and guidance for teams adopting the platform.

Skills

Software tooling

CI/CD pipelines

Linux

Networking fundamentals

Test automation

Jenkins

Ansible

Docker

KVM

Embedded Linux

Problem solving

English communication

Tools

CI/CD tools

Docker

KVM

Jenkins

Ansible

Linux

Job description

Automation & Integration Software Engineer

This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work 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:

What the role entails

We are looking for an Automation & Integration Software Engineer to help build and maintain a new automated testing platform for the next generation of UXI products. This is a software-focused QA engineering role rather than a manual testing position. You will need write code, architect automation infrastructure, work with Linux networking, and integrate several systems into a reliable test platform.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute toward the design and implementation of a scalable, reusable automated integration testing framework
• Help define a standard testing SDK that enables engineering teams to collaborate on and create consistent test cases, configure test conditions and validate expected product behaviour
• Develop and maintain automated test pipelines, supporting tools, and reproducible test environments.
• Write test scripts, conduct functional and integration testing, identify problem areas, and help implement corrective improvements
• Analyse test results and diagnostic information to distinguish product defects, environmental failures, and framework issues.
• Track errors and issues through their lifecycle, working with relevant stakeholders to support investigation and correction.
• Maintain framework documentation, usage guidance, and shared knowledge that enables teams to adopt and extend the testing platform.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience writing or maintaining software tooling who’s primary consumers are internal development teams.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Familiarity with automated test harness concepts like setup, teardown, timeouts, and failure diagnostics in the embedded context
• Strong software development skills in any modern programming language
• Demonstrable experience working with: 1. Linux, Docker, and KVM 2. Network OSI Model 3. Automation tools like Jenkins, Ansible etc… 4. Test automation
• An interest in embedded Linux, firmware testing, networking, and hardware test automation
• A strong problem solving ability and a capacity to break complex tasks into clear steps with well-defined deliverable outcomes.
• An exceedingly strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English

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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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