Principal Systems/software Engineer

Principal Systems/Software Engineer

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

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:

Our HPE marketing teams are focused on making our brand easy to understand and easy to buy. We're devising data driven brand strategy, from architecture and naming, to why we exist, what we do, who we are and how we look, feel and sound. As a team, we are retaining and attracting new customers by accelerating our business strategy by making our brand stronger, more relevant, differentiated, and authentic. Join us redefine what's next for you.

About the Role

We are seeking a technically skilled Principal Software Solution Engineer to join our HPE Mist team, responsible for designing, testing, and automating full-stack enterprise networking solutions. This role sits at the intersection of Sales, Product, and Engineering. At the Principal level, this role goes beyond individual contributions. The candidate will define technical direction, mentor engineers, and serve as the authoritative voice on solution architecture spanning Wireless, AI-driven NAC, Wired (EVPN-VXLAN), and SD-WAN/WAN Assurance.

You will partner with executive stakeholders, product leadership, and key enterprise customers to shape the roadmap, resolve the most complex customer escalations, and build scalable automation frameworks that raise the engineering bar across the organization

What you'll do:

• Serve as SME for HPE Mist AI-Native solutions (Wireless, Wired, WAN Assurance, Security) and lead customer-facing POCs, pilot deployments, and site cutovers in close collaboration with Sales and Product teams.
• Serve as the highest-level escalation point for complex customer issues across SD-WAN, WAN Assurance, Wireless, Wired, and Security; lead RCA and deliver systemic fixes that prevent recurrence at scale
• Drive strategic POC and pilot engagements with top-tier enterprise and service provider customers; influence deal outcomes by demonstrating deep platform mastery and building long-term customer confidence in HPE Mist solutions.
• Design, deploy, and validate SD-WAN/WAN Assurance features including AppQoE, Dynamic Path Selection, Traffic Steering, IPsec VPN, NAT, Firewall, and QoS across hybrid WAN and multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Replicate full stack enterprise topologies (EX Series, SRX, Session Smart Router) and validate routing protocols (BGP, OSPF) and security policies aligned to customer use cases.
• Develop Python/REST API test automation against the Mist cloud platform covering wireless, wired, and WAN telemetry scenarios; write test plans, design specs, and reusable deployment validation playbooks.
• Leverage AI tools Marvis VNA, GitHub Copilot, and Claude to accelerate automation, root cause analysis, and deployment workflows.
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders; produce validated design guides and automation assets for reuse across the team.

What you need to bring:

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive experience in network engineering, solution architecture, or software engineering in enterprise networking; BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Proficiency in Python and REST API automation; experience with python or equivalent language.
• Strong OS fundamentals and SaaS architecture knowledge on AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Experience validating SD-WAN, IPsec VPN, NAT, QoS, AppQoE, BGP, and OSPF in enterprise environments.
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP and standard protocols (ARP, ICMP, TCP, UDP); excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Familiarity with Big Data tools (Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.

Core Technical Skills

• HPE Mist AI-Native Cloud Platform
• SD-WAN / WAN Assurance (Session Smart Router)
• Wireless: Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, 802.1X, RADIUS, NAC
• Wired: EX Series, EVPN-VXLAN
• SRX Security: Firewall, IPS, UTM
• BGP, OSPF routing & automation
• IPsec VPN, NAT, QoS, AppQoE validation
• Python scripting & REST API test automation
• SaaS on AWS, GCP, Azure
• Docker, Kubernetes (plus)

Preferred

• HPE/Juniper certifications: JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, or HPE Mist AI Wireless/WAN.
• Experience with Mist AI APIs, Marvis Actions, or HPE SilverPeak.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) for network automation.

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)

What We Can Offer You:

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.