Principal Systems/Software Engineer Cloud & On-Premise Software Testing

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Cloud Firewall Test Engineer (Automation – Playwright/Python) This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement 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: About the Role We are looking for a Cloud Firewall Test Engineer to help ensure the quality, reliability, and security of a cloud-delivered firewall platform built on microservices . You will design and execute tests across UI, API, integration, and system levels, with a strong focus on automation using Playwright with Python . You’ll also use AI-assisted testing tools to speed up test creation, debugging, and coverage expansion—while applying good engineering judgment to keep tests correct and maintainable. What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities) Design, develop, and maintain automated end-to-end and API test suites using Playwright with Python , focusing on reliability and maintainability. Validate cloud firewall capabilities such as policy management , rule behavior , logging/telemetry , authentication flows , control-plane workflows , and upgrades in a microservices environment. Build layered coverage across microservices (service-level API tests + critical end-to-end user journeys) to reduce flaky tests and improve signal. Integrate test suites into the build and release pipeline (CI/CD) , including parallel runs, reporting, and failure artifacts (logs, traces, screenshots). Work closely with software engineers and product owners to review stories and acceptance criteria, improve testability, and define quality gates Troubleshoot complex failures using logs/metrics/traces, drive root-cause analysis, and help prevent regressions. Use AI-based tools to accelerate test development and triage (for example: generating starter test code, refactoring, summarizing failures, creating test data), while keeping quality and correctness high. Contribute to test infrastructure improvements (environments, test data management, mocks/stubs, framework utilities). Required Qualifications 6 to 8 years in QA/Test Engineering, SDET, or Software Engineering with a strong testing focus (we’re open to strong entry-level candidates with solid projects/internships). Strong hands-on Python skills for building automation (beyond simple scripting). Hands-on experience with Playwright for UI automation, including maintainable patterns (page objects/fixtures) and stable locator strategies. Experience testing web APIs (REST) and distributed systems; comfortable validating microservice interactions and contracts. Basic to solid understanding of cloud networking/security concepts (for example: TCP/IP basics, authentication flows, and network policy behavior). Familiarity with Git-based workflows and test reporting in a build pipeline. Hands on experience in testing security and networking products is a must. Preferred / Nice-to-Have Prior experience testing firewalls , network security products, or cloud-managed firewall deployments. Microservices testing practices such as contract testing, API-first validation, and test isolation strategies. Exposure to performance, resilience, or scale testing for cloud services. Experience with Selenium (especially if you’ve migrated or helped migrate suites to Playwright). Experience using AI-assisted tools for test authoring/debugging (for example copilots, LLM-based triage helpers, AI log analysis). What Success Looks Like (First 90 Days) You can run and debug the existing automation suite, and confidently contribute new Playwright + Python tests. You add stable automated coverage for a few high-value end-to-end flows and key API scenarios. You improve failure triage by producing clean artifacts (logs/traces/screenshots) and actionable root-cause notes. Relocation support is provided for eligible candidates 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. Let's Stay Connected: Follow @HPECareers on Instagram to see the latest on people, culture and tech at HPE. 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