{"id":4064722,"url":"https://alion.io/job/hewlett-packard-enterprise-network-switch-platform-test-engineer-poe-automation","title":"Network Switch Platform Test Engineer (PoE & Automation)","company":{"id":5292,"name":"Hewlett Packard Enterprise","domain":"hpe.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/hewlett-packard-enterprise","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":84,"open_postings":163,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.644,"repost_share":0.012,"time_to_fill_p50_days":35,"computed_at":"2026-11-11T05:49:22Z"}},"role":"Networking","role_family":"Networking","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Bengaluru, India"],"countries":["IN"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Git","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"VLAN","optional":false},{"name":"Pytest","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-11T10:44:19Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-11","last_verified_at":"2026-11-11T10:44:19Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Network Switch Platform Test Engineer (PoE & Automation)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:\nHewlett 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.\nJob Description:\nWhat You’ll Do:\nValidate networking switch platforms through functional, regression, interoperability, and reliability testing.\nDesign and execute PoE tests covering IEEE 802.3af/at/bt behavior, power negotiation, classification, allocation, power budgets, multi-port stress, and overload scenarios.\nTest copper and fiber interfaces across product-supported speeds-from multi-rate and 100 Mb/s through 1G, 10G, 25G, 40G, 100G and, where applicable, higher rates up to 800G. Validate link bring-up and recovery, auto-negotiation, FEC, channelization, MTU, VLAN, and LACP.\nMeasure throughput, latency, packet loss, and interface error behavior.\nValidate platform and chassis behavior, including hardware bring-up, packet path, LEDs, route-engine behavior, boot/BIOS, and memory subsystems, as applicable.\nTranslate market, hardware, and software requirements into test plans and Python automation for new features, typically within a few days.\nMaintain feature test automation and integrate suites into CI/CD pipelines where applicable.\nAnalyze failures using logs, packet captures, counters, and platform diagnostics; work with development teams to identify root causes.\nCollaborate across hardware, firmware, and software teams to define coverage for new features and releases.\nPrepare test reports, defect summaries, and release quality metrics.\nExplore practical AI-assisted workflows that improve engineering efficiency and test delivery.\nWhat You’ll Bring:\nRequired qualifications and skills\nBachelor’s degree in Electronics, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or a related field.\nHands-on experience testing networking products, platforms, switches, interfaces, PoE, or closely related networking systems. Relevant platform testing on adjacent networking products, such as routing or security platforms, is also applicable.\nStrong understanding of networking fundamentals and how networks operate.\nHands-on Python test automation, including the ability to translate feature specifications into repeatable tests and adapt scripts as requirements change. This role focuses on feature test automation; deep ownership of a standalone tooling platform is not required.\nDemonstrated technical depth in at least one relevant area, such as PoE, interfaces/optics, or platform/chassis validation. The complementary area can be learned on the job; experience in both is an advantage.\nWorking knowledge of Linux, shell scripting, and Git.\nStrong debugging and communication skills in hardware/software integrated environments.\nWillingness to work in a hybrid, lab-dependent environment and attend the office more than two days in a week when business or testing needs require it.\nGood to have\nExperience across both PoE and interface/optics validation, including PoE standards, certification workflows, and power measurement setups.\nKnowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 features such as VLAN, STP/RSTP/MSTP, LACP, QoS, IGMP, and routing basics. EVPN/EVPN-VXLAN familiarity is useful.\nFamiliarity with pytest or unittest, API/CLI automation, log parsing, and CI/CD integration.\nExperience with traffic generators such as IXIA, Spirent, TRex, or equivalent tools.\nExperience with SNMP, NETCONF/RESTCONF, gNMI, or telemetry validation.\nExperience with campus topologies, interoperability testing, and enterprise endpoints such as IP phones, wireless access points, and other PoE devices.\nPractical use of AI-assisted engineering workflows.\nHow Success Is Measured\nHigh, repeatable automation coverage for PoE, interfaces, and platform regression.\nReduced manual test-cycle time and stronger release confidence.\nEarlier detection and clear diagnosis of platform and interoperability defects.\nStable test infrastructure that supports frequent product releases.\nAccessibility\nHPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here.\nNote: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.\nWhat We Can Offer You:\nHealth & Wellbeing\nWe strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.\nPersonal & Professional Development\nWe 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.\nUnconditional Inclusion\nWe 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.\nLet's Stay Connected:\nFollow @HPECareers on Instagram to see the latest on people, culture and tech at HPE.\n#india#networkingJob:\nEngineeringJob Level:\nTCP_02HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBTemployer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category,and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together. Please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity.\nHewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.\nHPE will comply with all applicable laws related to employer use of arrest and conviction records, including laws requiring employers to consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.\nRecruitment Fraud Alert\nWe have become aware of an increase in fraudulent recruitment activities in which individuals impersonate our company or authorized recruitment agencies to offer fake employment opportunities. These scams may occur through false websites, emails, social media, or chat-based applications and often aim to obtain personal information or money. Please note that Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), its direct and indirect subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and its authorized recruitment agencies/vendors will never charge a candidate a registration fee, hiring fee, or any other fee in connection with its recruitment and hiring process. We also never request personal information such as back account details, Social Security numbers, or national IDs via social media or chat applications.\nAll legitimate job opportunities will come through official company channels, and candidates are responsible for verifying the credentials of any third party claiming to represent the company. Any reliance on fraudulent communication is at the individual’s own risk, and HPE disclaims legal liability for any resulting damages. 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