Systems/Software Engineer - Routing Protocol/Segment RoutingTesting

Systems/Software Engineer - Routing Protocol/Segment RoutingTesting

This role has been designed as Onsite with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

Job Family Definition:

Designs, develops, troubleshoots and debugs software programs for software enhancements and new products. Develops software including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases and Internet-related tools. Determines hardware compatibility and/or influences hardware design.

Management Level Definition:

Contributions impact technical components of HPE products, solutions, or services regularly and sustainable. Applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and is regarded as a subject matter expert. Provides expertise and partnership to functional and technical project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives. Exercises significant independent judgment to determine best method for achieving objectives. May provide team leadership and mentoring to others.

What youll do:

• Own and drive system-level verification strategy for HPE-Juniper Networks high-performance IP routing platforms, ensuring end-to-end product quality across software, hardware, and integrated systems.
• Architect, develop, and document comprehensive functional, scale, stress, and performance test frameworks , aligned with real-world service provider and cloud customer deployments.
• Partner deeply with software, hardware, and architecture teams to influence design decisions early in the development lifecycle, ensuring testability, scalability, and robustness of system designs.
• Leverage Gen-AI-assisted analysis to review architecture documents, specifications, and protocol behaviors, accelerating identification of test gaps, corner cases, and validation risks.
• Translate complex customer use cases and field-observed issues into targeted validation scenarios, proactively identifying gaps using a combination of domain expertise and Gen-AI-driven insights.
• Lead complex customer escalations , performing deep system debugging, root-cause analysis, and driving issues to resolution across multiple engineering teams, utilizing Gen-AI tools to accelerate log analysis, pattern detection, and hypothesis generation.

Test Automation, Methodologies, and Quality Ownership:

• Define and implement advanced test automation strategies , ensuring high coverage, repeatability, and scalability for system-level testing; personally contribute critical automation where needed.
• Apply Gen-AI techniques to accelerate test development , including intelligent test case generation, automation code scaffolding, failure triage, and regression analysis.
• Create directed and exploratory tests based on detailed examination of system software architecture, hardware schematics, and protocol specifications.
• Establish, evolve, and evangelize verification tools, frameworks, and best practices , integrating Gen-AI capabilities where appropriate to improve developer productivity and test effectiveness.
• Ensure conformance to product requirements, industry standards, and internal quality benchmarks , identifying risks early and driving mitigation plans supported by data-driven and Gen-AI-assisted analysis.

What you need to bring:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• Typically 8-12 years experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong, hands-on proficiency with core networking protocols, including BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, VPNs, Segment Routing (SR) , covering configuration, deployment, and troubleshooting.
• Practical experience using Gen-AI tools , with the ability to identify and articulate their benefits in improving productivity, automation, and problem-solving.
• Experience with core and edge HPE-Juniper routers is highly desirable.
• Proven expertise in Python programming and UNIX/Linux environments is mandatory.
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills , with a demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex customer and network issues.
• Contributions such as white papers, technical blogs, Internet Drafts (IDFs), or patents related to routing protocols are a strong plus.
• Demonstrated mastery of commercial networking test equipment (e.g., Spirent, Ixia router testers ), including automating tes…