Principal Systems Engineer Specialist

This role has been designated as ‘Remote/Teleworker’, which means you will primarily work from home.

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.

If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

• Lead Specialized Technical Strategy:
  Serve as the principal technical overlay authority for the HPE cybersecurity and SASE portfolio, collaborating with core DoD and Federal sales teams to drive end-to-end solution strategy.
• Architect Zero Trust Architectures:
  Design, validate, and defend large-scale SASE and SSE solutions—including ZTNA, SWG, CASB, and FWaaS—ensuring full alignment with NIST SP 800-207, EO 14028, and OMB M-22-09 directives.
• Navigate Federal Compliance & ATOs:
  Assist customers in navigating the RMF and achieving Authority to Operate (ATO). Secure architectures against STIG requirements and design solutions tailored for DoD IL5/IL6 environments.
• Conduct High-Level Technical Discovery:
  Lead multi-domain discovery sessions and architectural workshops to solve complex federal networking and security challenges, bridging agency requirements and technical execution.
• Oversee Technical Validations:
  Design and execute advanced product demonstrations and proof-of-concepts, translating compliance and technical mandates into defensible, outcome-driven solutions.
• Support Complex Pursuits:
  Provide technical leadership on major federal programs and procurement actions, authoring and reviewing high-impact RFI and RFP responses to ensure architectural integrity and technical differentiation.
• Integrate Advanced Telemetry:
  Guide customers through security visibility and observability integrations, ensuring seamless telemetry pipelines with existing enterprise SIEM, SOAR, and XDR platforms.
• Provide Field-Driven Feedback:
  Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and the Office of the CTO to deliver structured feedback from the field, ensuring future product roadmaps align with evolving federal defense requirements.
• Act as a Force Multiplier:
  Serve as a technical mentor to mid-level and junior Systems Engineers across the broader team, raising the overall technical capability and readiness of the organization.
• Maintain Mission Flexibility:
  Demonstrate operational autonomy across accounts and regions, maintaining the flexibility to support customer schedules and mission-critical engagements when national security priorities demand it.

• Advanced Architectural Expertise:
  Expert-level understanding of SASE, SSE, and Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles, deployment models, and design tradeoffs in cloud and hybrid environments.
• Federal Mandate Alignment:
  Deep familiarity with federal security frameworks, including NIST SP 800-207, OMB M-22-09, RMF, STIG compliance, and FedRAMP/DoD IL5/IL6 requirements.
• Network & Security Mastery:
  Knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF and security technologies (Firewalls, IPS/IDS, IPsec, SSL/TLS, micro-segmentation).
• Identity & Access Frameworks:
  Command of ICAM structures, including SSO, SAML, OAuth, and policy-driven access controls.
• Cloud & Hybrid Engineering:
  Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and integrating secure access platforms into complex enterprise environments.
• Communication & Presence:
  Strong technical writing, diagramming, and presentation skills, with the ability to advise customer architects, security directors, and agency leadership.

• Proven Leadership: 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, solution architecture, or technical leadership within cybersecurity or network security domains.
• Federal Space
  
  Experience:
  
  Experience supporting DoD, Federal Civilian, or highly regulated industries with understanding of the federal acquisition lifecycle.
• Education &…