Software System Engineer

Join a high-impact engineering organization at HP that is redefining how software platforms are built, scaled, and operated at global scale. Our team delivers a modern cloud platform powering hundreds of services, enabling developers to move faster through standardized tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and production-grade Kubernetes infrastructure. You’ll work at the intersection of developer experience, platform engineering, and AI-driven productivity, partnering with cross-functional teams to solve complex, real-world challenges while driving innovation across the organization. If you’re passionate about building scalable systems, improving developer velocity, and shaping the future of platform engineering, this is an opportunity to contribute to a mission-critical ecosystem with broad visibility and impact.

Job Summary:

This role is responsible for supporting the design, implementation, and maintenance of GitHub Enterprise used across HP. The role works at the intersection of software development, system architecture, and project management to ensure the successful development and deployment of software solutions that address a wide range of challenges and requirements. The role optimizes software systems for enhanced performance, scalability, and resource efficiency to deliver an optimal end-user experience.

Responsibilities:

• Installs, configures, tests, and manages GitHub Enterprise Cloud/Server environments, with a high degree of expertise and independence.
• Monitors and tests application performance for potential bottlenecks, identifies possible solutions, and works to implement those fixes.
• Writes and executes complete testing plans, protocols, and documentation for assigned portions of the application; identifies, debugs, and creates solutions for issues with code and integration into application architecture.
• Creates and maintains detailed technical documentation, including system architecture diagrams, design specifications, and user manuals.
• Leads a project team of other software systems engineers and internal and outsourced development partners to develop reliable, cost-effective, and high-quality solutions for assigned system portions or subsystems.
• Collaborates and communicates with management, internal teams, and partners regarding software systems design status, project progress, and issue resolution.
• Represents the software systems engineering team for all phases of larger and more complex development projects.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members.
• Supports SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) and other compliance tasks, including access reviews and evidence collection for controls.

Education & Experience Recommended:

• Four-year or graduate degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or any other related discipline, or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 4-7 years of work experience, preferably in systems engineering, computer programming language, or a related field, or an advanced degree with 3-5 years of work experience.

Preferred Certifications:

• Certified Software Systems Engineer (CSSE)
• Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)

Knowledge & Skills:

• Agile Methodology
• Amazon Web Services (IAM, networking, compute, etc.)
• Application Programming Interface (API)
• Automation
• GitHub Enterprise (Cloud or Server)
• Git org/repo management, permissions, and enterprise features
• GitHub Actions
• Terraform (or equivalent IaC tools)
• Computer Science
• Debugging
• Docker
• Go
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• Microservices
• Microsoft Azure
• Python
• Scalability
• Software Development Lifecycle
• Software Engineering
• SQL
• SOX/SOC compliance frameworks

Skills

GitHub Enterprise, Kubernetes, Terraform