Network Engineer
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseThis role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week 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:
At HPE, our team (Mist) is transforming enterprise networking through AI-driven operations and cloud-managed infrastructure.
We build and validate next-generation WAN and Wired Assurance solutions used by large enterprises and federal customers worldwide. Reliability, performance, and security are mission-critical — and this role plays a key part in delivering that standard.
This is an engineering-focused QA position with strong ownership, deep networking exposure, and meaningful influence across product development.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable Layer 2/3 network testbeds
- Validate Wired and SD-WAN functionality, performance, and resiliency
- Contribute to automation initiatives leveraging AI-Tools
- Develop test strategies and partner with development teams early in the product lifecycle
- Analyze packet captures, logs, and system behavior to isolate root causes
- Reproduce and debug customer-reported issues
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, support, and field teams
- Support validation for federal customer deployments
What You Bring
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in networking, QA, or systems validation
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Strong understanding of:
- Layer 2 switching
- Layer 3 routing
- Enterprise networking concepts
- Experience with Juniper or comparable enterprise networking platforms
- Familiarity with traffic generation tools and packet analysis
- Ability to debug complex networking issues end-to-end
- BA/BS/MS in EECS or related field
Nice to Have
- SD-WAN experience
- 802.1X authentication knowledge
- Python scripting or automation experience
- Juniper certifications (JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP)
Growth & Career Path
Engineers in this role gain deep exposure to Wired and SD-WAN architectures and often grow into:
- Automation / SDET roles with focus on leveraging AI-Tools
- Senior network validation engineering
- Advanced troubleshooting and escalation engineering
This position offers strong technical development and visibility across engineering teams.
Work Model
Hybrid schedule – 3 days per week onsite.
Additional Skills:
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.
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