Senior Software Engineer- Network Solution Testing
Role Overview
Senior individual contributor role validating customer-focused networking solutions through system-level testing, automation, and certification.
Works across Service Provider and Cloud networking environments to improve product quality, scalability, performance, and deployment readiness.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role Overview
Senior individual contributor role validating customer-focused networking solutions through system-level testing, automation, and certification.
Works across Service Provider and Cloud networking environments to improve product quality, scalability, performance, and deployment readiness.
Workplace
- The role is designed as onsite, with an expectation of primarily working from an HPE office.
What You Will Do
- Perform feature, scale, migration, performance, and end-to-end solution validation.
- Analyze customer architectures, network topologies, and technical requirements.
- Define test coverage with engineering, sales, field, product, and customer teams.
- Design, develop, and execute system-level and solution-level test plans.
- Build and maintain test labs representing customer deployments.
- Configure and troubleshoot Junos/EVO routers, switches, and networking devices.
- Develop automation scripts with Python, Robot Framework, Perl, or similar technologies.
- Execute automated and manual interoperability, performance, feature, and scale tests.
- Analyze results, identify issues, perform root cause analysis, and resolve defects with development teams.
- Use Ixia, Spirent, and similar traffic generation and validation tools.
- Prepare reports, technical documentation, status updates, and customer presentations.
- Improve testing methods, automation frameworks, validation processes, and AI-powered testing.
What You Need to Bring
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline or equivalent practical experience.
- Minimum 10–15 or more years of relevant networking, testing, or solution validation experience.
- Experience with Service Provider, Cloud, Core, or Edge networking environments.
- Hands-on experience with large-scale deployments, system testing, and customer solution validation.
- Experience developing automation with Python and/or Robot Framework.
- Experience with Ixia and Spirent or similar network testing platforms.
- Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals and protocols, including TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, LDP, RSVP, L2VPN/L3VPN, VLAN, and QoS.
- Ability to analyze architectures, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate across teams.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and customer engagement skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Customer-facing technical experience is preferred.
- Prior Juniper Junos/EVO experience is highly desirable.
- JNCIP, JNCIE, CCNP, or equivalent networking certifications are a plus.
- Familiarity with AI-driven automation, AI agents, and AI-powered testing tools is desirable.
Company and Benefits
HPE describes itself as an edge-to-cloud technology company with an inclusive workplace.
The posting references health and wellbeing benefits and personal and professional development programs.
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