{"id":1480355,"url":"https://alion.io/job/hewlett-packard-enterprise-systems-software-engineer-4","title":"Systems Software Engineer","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":80,"open_postings":113,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.982,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":13,"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Fort Collins, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":111500,"max":211500,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":211500},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":4,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Amazon S3","optional":false},{"name":"ChatGPT","optional":false},{"name":"Copilot","optional":false},{"name":"Hyper-V","optional":false},{"name":"Kubernetes","optional":false},{"name":"KVM","optional":false},{"name":"Platform Engineering","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"VMWare","optional":false},{"name":"Windows","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-29T20:42:13Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-29","last_verified_at":"2026-10-01T00:19:09Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Systems Software EngineerThis role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work 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:\nThe Customer Focused Testing team is seeking an experienced Systems Software Engineer who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment. This role focuses on testing HPE storage products, evaluating application feasibility with HPE storage solutions, and reproducing customer issues in customer-like environments to accelerate debugging and resolution. The successful candidate is a self-driven engineer with at least 4 years of relevant experience, deep hands-on storage and virtualization expertise, and the ability to represent the customer's point of view in cross-functional decision-making.\nKey Responsibilities:\nChampion customer-focused testing practices, advocate for issue resolution, and influence product quality by ensuring the customer's point of view is represented in decision-making.\nDesign, implement, and execute customer-focused tests for the data storage product offering.\nRapidly gain expertise in external applications and validate integration feasibility with HPE storage products to deliver robust end-to-end solutions.\nCollaborate with Customer Engineering and Escalation teams to understand customer issues, perform targeted testing to reproduce problems, and work with development to accelerate debugging and resolution.\nAnalyze test results, debug failures, and drive issues to resolution with development, QA, product management, and customer support teams.\nReview and provide input on functional and design specifications, and partner with cross-functional teams including Product Management, Solution Engineering, Customer Support, and Platform Engineering.\nIdentify test coverage gaps, raise defects, shift information left to upstream test organizations, and document test strategies, workflows, results, and recommendations.\nRequirements:\nBachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.\nTypically, 4+ years of hands-on experience with cloud, storage, and networking technologies, including Block, File and Object storage, Kubernetes, and related ecosystems.\nSolid understanding of storage protocols (FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB, S3) to support scalable and reliable solutions.\nExperience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM) and enterprise backup solutions.\nKnowledge and Skills:\nProficiency in Linux and Windows operating systems for multi-platform testing and validation.\nExperience with scripting (Python, Shell) to automate workflows and improve test efficiency.\nExperience setting up and managing lab infrastructure, including storage systems and servers.\nStrong debugging and problem-solving skills for complex, distributed system environments.\nGood analytical and troubleshooting ability, with attention to detail.\nKnowledge of regression, scalability, and performance testing methodologies to ensure product reliability.\nFamiliarity with industry-standard tools, including test management platforms, defect tracking systems (JIRA), and performance benchmarking tools.\nStrong collaboration skills for working with multiple engineering teams and stakeholders to resolve complex issues.\nSelf-driven with outstanding verbal and written communication skills to influence and deliver results across teams.\nExperience leveraging AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, or similar) to enhance productivity, automate tasks, or improve testing workflows.\nPassion for learning emerging technologies, with curiosity and adaptability to apply them to real-world enterprise-grade quality scenarios.\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#unitedstates#hybridcloudJob:\nEngineeringJob Level:\nTCP_03\"The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.- United States of America: Annual Salary USD 111,500 - 211,500 in Colorado\nThe listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.\"\nInformation about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html\nThe estimated job application period closure is January 1 2027; this timeline is provided for transparency and internal planning purposes.HPE 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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