Software Systems Engineer

HP•Vancouver, WA

2d•$105,050 - $161,800

About The Position

Join a high-impact engineering organization at HP that is redefining how software platforms are built, scaled, and operated at global scale. Our team delivers a modern cloud platform powering hundreds of services, enabling developers to move faster through standardized tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and production-grade Kubernetes infrastructure. You’ll work at the intersection of developer experience, platform engineering, and AI-driven productivity, partnering with cross-functional teams to solve complex, real-world challenges while driving innovation across the organization. If you’re passionate about building scalable systems, improving developer velocity, and shaping the future of platform engineering, this is an opportunity to contribute to a mission-critical ecosystem with broad visibility and impact. This role is responsible for supporting the design, implementation, and maintenance of GitHub Enterprise used across HP. The role works at the intersection of software development, system architecture, and project management to ensure the successful development and deployment of software solutions that address a wide range of challenges and requirements. The role optimizes software systems for enhanced performance, scalability, and resource efficiency to deliver an optimal end-user experience.

Requirements

Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
Typically has 4-7 years of work experience, preferably in systems engineering, computer programming language, or a related field or an advanced degree with 3-5 years of work experience.
Agile Methodology
Amazon Web Services (IAM, networking, compute, etc)
Application Programming Interface (API)
Automation
GitHub Enterprise (Cloud or Server)
Git org/repo management, permissions and enterprise features
GitHub Actions
Terraform (or equivalent IaC tools)
Computer Science
Debugging
Docker (Software)
Go (Programming Language)
Kubernetes
Linux
Microservices
Microsoft Azure
Python (Programming Language)
Scalability
Software Development Lifecycle
Software Engineering
SQL (Programming Language)
SOX/SOC compliance frameworks

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Installs, configures, and tests and manages Github Enterprise Cloud/Server environments, with a high degree of expertise and independence.
Monitors and tests application performance for potential bottlenecks, identifies possible solutions, and works to implement those fixes.
Writes and executes complete testing plans, protocols, and documentation for assigned portion of application; identifies and debugs, and creates solutions for issues with code and integration into application architecture.
Creates and maintains detailed technical documentation, including system architecture diagrams, design specifications, and user manuals.
Leads a project team of other software systems engineers and internal and outsourced development partners to develop reliable, cost effective and high quality solutions for assigned systems portion or subsystem.
Collaborates and communicates with management, internal, and partners regarding software systems design status, project progress, and issue resolution.
Represents the software systems engineering team for all phases of larger and more-complex development projects.
Provides guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members.
Support SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) and other compliance tasks, including access reviews, evidence collection for controls.

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Long term/short term disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Life insurance
Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
11 paid holidays
Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)