Hewlett Packard Enterprise-posted about 18 hours ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Onsite • Westford, MA
5,001-10,000 employees

Software Test Engineer III 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: Designs, architects, and advances complex software, automation, and test systems supporting Session Smart Router and SD-WAN products. Leads development of next-generation validation frameworks, network topology modeling, cloud-based testing workflows, and continuous integration infrastructure. Influences product architecture and system design with deep expertise in distributed networking, cloud platforms, and automation tooling. Operates as a senior technical leader with broad and deep subject matter expertise. Independently solves complex problems, defines technical direction, and recommends strategic alternatives. Frequently leads multi-functional initiatives, mentors engineers across geographies, and ensures technical excellence across the team. Drives execution and quality for major product and release milestones.

  • Architecture, Automation & Test Leadership Designs and implements advanced automation frameworks using Python, Terraform, Ansible, and related technologies to streamline test creation, execution, and infrastructure provisioning.
  • Models and validates complex network topologies using AWS, OpenStack, KVM, and physical/virtual labs to ensure high reliability, performance, and correctness across diverse deployment scenarios.
  • Builds scalable systems for traffic generation, topology simulation, and automated verification of SSR network paths and routing logic.
  • Continuous Integration & Infrastructure Leads CI and lab automation initiatives, optimizing pipelines, reducing release cycle times, and enhancing reliability of nightly and performance test suites.
  • Partners with Tools & Infrastructure teams to evolve OpenStack-based environments, Jenkins pipelines, and GitHub workflows supporting automated validation.
  • Technical Ownership of Test Strategy Defines end-to-end test strategies for major releases, including functional, regression, performance, WAN, and multi-cloud scenarios.
  • Oversees execution and quality reporting for complex multi-day test suites, identifying systemic issues and guiding teams to root cause and resolution.
  • Establishes standards for observability, diagnostics, and automated troubleshooting across test environments.
  • Cross-Team Collaboration Works directly with development, solutions engineering, cloud, performance, and release management to ensure high-quality delivery of product features and patches.
  • Represents test engineering in design reviews, architecture discussions, customer deployment analyses, and issue triage for high-impact SD-WAN and routing scenarios.
  • Leadership & Mentoring Provides technical direction to global team members, including mentoring in automation development, cloud networking, distributed system testing, and advanced debugging.
  • Acts as technical lead for key programs, coordinating across India and US teams to ensure consistent processes, tooling improvements, and high-quality results.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
  • Typically 8–12+ years of experience in software, networking, automation, cloud infrastructure, or QA/test engineering for distributed systems.
  • Deep expertise in: Python automation, Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, and test framework development.
  • Strong background in cloud networking (AWS/Azure/OCI), virtualized environments (KVM, OpenStack), and distributed systems.
  • Hands-on experience testing routing, SD-WAN, SBC/VoIP, DNS, or similar networking products in both virtual and physical lab settings.
  • Strong analytical and debugging skills across network, system, and software layers.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, drive long-range test architecture, and deliver large-scale initiatives.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to engineering, leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • 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)
  • 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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