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Principal Software QA Engineer
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Principal Software QA Engineer
Onsite role located at an HPE office. You will act as the quality champion for customer‑facing networking solutions, ensuring that every feature—telemetry to routing protocols—delivers exceptional reliability, performance, and user experience.
Overview Hewlett Packard Enterprise is a global edge‑to‑cloud company advancing how people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, to turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world.
Responsibilities
Lead the test automation strategy; evaluate and integrate new tools to improve efficiency and coverage.
Collaborate closely with product, development, support, and platform engineering teams to ensure full lifecycle quality coverage.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to QA engineers and partners across teams.
Contribute to design reviews with a QA lens to ensure testability and risk mitigation.
Technical Expertise
16+ years of hands‑on networking and QA experience, including designing and building test automation frameworks from scratch.
Non‑functional testing (scale, reliability, performance, security) and strong coding skills in Python (Pytest).
Deep understanding of microservices, containers (Docker, Kubernetes), Linux/VM environments, storage, compute, networking, REST APIs, JSON, SQL/NoSQL.
Experience with virtualization technologies like KVM or VMware and performance and load testing tools.
Familiarity with cloud‑native testing challenges in private cloud environments.
Leadership & Collaboration
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Proven experience mentoring junior team members and driving cross‑functional collaboration.
Knowledge & Skills
Complete SDLC knowledge and experience in software testing methodology, tools, test strategy, planning, and execution.
Strong automation background to own automation strategy and tools required to build a test framework.
Proficiency in programming in Python & Golang.
Experience with networking protocols and test equipment: IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, LDP, BGP, OSPF, ISIS, LLDP, STP, ACL, QoS, Policer, Multicast, Security; RX‑4600 and JunSOS Space.
Experience with test automation using Pytest Python, Spirent and IXIA test/traffic generator equipment.
Experience with Docker, containerization, Kubernetes; CI/CD, Git/Gitlab, Jenkins.
Knowledge of networking background, KVM, and Linux/VM environments.
Additional Skills
Cloud architectures, cross‑domain knowledge, design thinking, development fundamentals.
DevOps, distributed computing, microservices fluency, full‑stack development.
Security‑first mindset, solutions design, testing & automation, user experience (UX).
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Advertising Services
What We Can Offer You Health & Wellbeing Comprehensive suite of benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
Personal & Professional Development Investing in your career through knowledge expert programs and cross‑division skill application.
Unconditional Inclusion Inclusive work culture celebrating individual uniqueness and diverse backgrounds.
Salary Annual salary in California: USD 172,000 – 349,000. Variable incentives may also be offered.
Legal & EEO Statements HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Veterans / Disabled / LGBT employer. All decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. HPE will comply with all applicable laws related to employer use of arrest and conviction records, including laws requiring employers to consider qualified applicants with criminal histories. No fees will be charged to candidates during the hiring process.
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Overview Hewlett Packard Enterprise is a global edge‑to‑cloud company advancing how people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, to turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world.
Responsibilities
Lead the test automation strategy; evaluate and integrate new tools to improve efficiency and coverage.
Collaborate closely with product, development, support, and platform engineering teams to ensure full lifecycle quality coverage.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to QA engineers and partners across teams.
Contribute to design reviews with a QA lens to ensure testability and risk mitigation.
Technical Expertise
16+ years of hands‑on networking and QA experience, including designing and building test automation frameworks from scratch.
Non‑functional testing (scale, reliability, performance, security) and strong coding skills in Python (Pytest).
Deep understanding of microservices, containers (Docker, Kubernetes), Linux/VM environments, storage, compute, networking, REST APIs, JSON, SQL/NoSQL.
Experience with virtualization technologies like KVM or VMware and performance and load testing tools.
Familiarity with cloud‑native testing challenges in private cloud environments.
Leadership & Collaboration
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Proven experience mentoring junior team members and driving cross‑functional collaboration.
Knowledge & Skills
Complete SDLC knowledge and experience in software testing methodology, tools, test strategy, planning, and execution.
Strong automation background to own automation strategy and tools required to build a test framework.
Proficiency in programming in Python & Golang.
Experience with networking protocols and test equipment: IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, LDP, BGP, OSPF, ISIS, LLDP, STP, ACL, QoS, Policer, Multicast, Security; RX‑4600 and JunSOS Space.
Experience with test automation using Pytest Python, Spirent and IXIA test/traffic generator equipment.
Experience with Docker, containerization, Kubernetes; CI/CD, Git/Gitlab, Jenkins.
Knowledge of networking background, KVM, and Linux/VM environments.
Additional Skills
Cloud architectures, cross‑domain knowledge, design thinking, development fundamentals.
DevOps, distributed computing, microservices fluency, full‑stack development.
Security‑first mindset, solutions design, testing & automation, user experience (UX).
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Advertising Services
What We Can Offer You Health & Wellbeing Comprehensive suite of benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
Personal & Professional Development Investing in your career through knowledge expert programs and cross‑division skill application.
Unconditional Inclusion Inclusive work culture celebrating individual uniqueness and diverse backgrounds.
Salary Annual salary in California: USD 172,000 – 349,000. Variable incentives may also be offered.
Legal & EEO Statements HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Veterans / Disabled / LGBT employer. All decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. HPE will comply with all applicable laws related to employer use of arrest and conviction records, including laws requiring employers to consider qualified applicants with criminal histories. No fees will be charged to candidates during the hiring process.
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