Hewlett Packard Enterprise-posted 2 days ago
Full-time • Manager
Onsite • Westford, MA
5,001-10,000 employees

Software Manager in Test 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: HPE Networking is a leading provider of AI driven next-generation networking solutions. We advance the way people live and work. We bring together curious minds to create breakthrough technology solutions, helping our customers make their mark on the world. HPE Networking is redefining the Edge and creating new customer experiences by building intelligent spaces and digital workspaces - leading next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise. We are focused on campus, branch, mobility and the IoT to transform businesses with the combined power of compute, context, control, analytics, automation and secure connectivity. We help some of the largest and most exciting companies globally to modernize their networks to meet the demands of a digital future. We are looking for a passionate networking professional to join our team in Westford, MA, as a Software Manager in Test. In this role, you will lead a team of senior test engineers dedicated to broadband services technology. Our team ensures feature integrity, scalability, performance, and solution qualification on the MX Series platform, delivering exceptional quality across: Integrated BNG Cloud-orchestrated control with user-plane separated BNG AGF/UPF solutions This is an exciting opportunity to drive innovation and uphold quality standards in next-generation networking solutions.

  • Drive the execution and delivery of product/software solution by managing and leading a team of skilled professional engineers.
  • Being in a leadership role, work closely with the team to strategize and execute on delivering production grade solutions across market segment.
  • Gather requirements, implement, and deliver committed scope meeting release schedule without compromising the quality.
  • Identify and allocate resources which includes human resources, tools, techniques, equipment based on KPI metrics.
  • Optimize CAPEX/OPEX during project delivery, extend for future use in regressions.
  • Agility through automation.
  • Guide the team in building test plans based on specifications and customer use-case across segments.
  • Own functional qualifications right from inception to production in regression.
  • Must educate the team on the goals and business objectives.
  • Build and maintain strong professional relationships with the team.
  • Stay up to date on product roadmaps, specifications, performance criteria, in addition to competitors’ solutions, amongst others.
  • Work collaboratively with cross functional teams, architects, and executives.
  • Working closely with HPE-Juniper product development and business unit architecture teams to understand product/feature requirements and solutions in alignment with customer business/network priorities.
  • Build strong relationships with the senior leadership to understand the business objectives and translate into project deliverables.
  • Highlight and brainstorm emerging technologies and customer use cases for the betterment of the product deliverables.
  • Make critical decisions that contribute to the success of the product and solution.
  • Work with stakeholders to review project and execution plan.
  • Define entry and exit criteria for each phase of the project.
  • Identify and have mitigation plans for identified risks.
  • Consolidation and projection of project deliverables on preset regular intervals.
  • Should be able to gather and consolidate the deliverables using appropriate tools.
  • Project and report the deliverables to all stakeholders.
  • Identify and manage the risks.
  • Influence and maintain high morale by motivating engineers to deliver to their maximum potential.
  • Lead by an example by influencing and building trust among the team.
  • Reward and recognize talented individuals.
  • Provide technical guidance on career development.
  • Build and expand the team.
  • Hire talented professional engineers to bring in the right mix for the team.
  • Identify subject matter experts for specific areas.
  • Drive Innovation and transformation within the team.
  • Encourage team for active participation in internal and external tech forums.
  • Encourage and recognize contributions towards IETF, Patents, Certifications.
  • Assist with developmental needs.
  • Lead and be a catalyst for transformation.
  • Proven leadership in recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining talented professionals.
  • Ability to participate in technical discussions, synthesize complex ideas, and translate them into clear business objectives.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence internal and external partners and build consensus across functions.
  • Technical proficiency to define detailed product requirements and assess their impact on customer networks.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
  • Sales-oriented mindset: a strong advocate for sales enablement while building productive relationships across business units.
  • Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a track record of delivering results in ambiguous situations.
  • Experience driving transformation and continuous improvement at the team or organizational level.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders with minimal supervision.
  • Proven ability to lead and coach a team to maximize individual and collective performance.
  • Prior managerial experience leading technical teams.
  • Solid understanding of software testing methodologies and quality assurance requirements.
  • Awareness of industry trends and emerging technologies in relevant domains.
  • Hands-on experience with core routing, switching, and edge protocols.
  • In-depth knowledge of HPE and Juniper products and platforms.
  • B.S or M.S in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering.
  • Minimum of 13+ years of experience in networking industry including experience in leading and managing technical professional team of engineers.
  • Strong knowledge of HPE-Juniper Networks products and solutions.
  • The candidate must possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Experience with other vendor routers like Cisco, Nokia router/switch.
  • Working knowledge of UNIX; proficiency in a scripting language, such as Python, Perl, Expect, would be a plus.
  • Experience in various test methodologies white box, black box, scale and performance, solution testing is desirable.
  • IP / MPLS routing.
  • Understanding of TCP/IP and related protocols such as Ethernet, OSPF, ISIS, L2VPN, L3VPN, GRE, IPSec, NAT, HTTP, NetConf, REST API, BGP, MPLS, EVPN-MPLS, EVPN-VXLAN, SRv6, Multicast.
  • Automation programming skills (Python, Perl) network virtualization, containerization, and Software Defined Networking (SDN) knowledge, K8s, RHOCP, Docker is required.
  • Layer 2 technologies, Spanning Tree, LAG, MC-LAG, Virtual Chassis.
  • Broadband Access protocols, Radius, Diameter, DHCP, PPP, PPPoE, L2TP, Accounting, QoS, Filters, Policers, PCF, PCRF, AGF, UPF.
  • CLOS Architecture, HA Design Concepts, EVPN, VPLS.
  • Certification like JNCIS or equivalent would be highly desirable.
  • 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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