Software Manager in Test

Job Description

HPE Networking is a leading provider of AI‑driven next‑generation networking solutions. We advance the way people live and work by building intelligent spaces and digital work spaces—leading next‑generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise. We are focused on campus, branch, mobility and the IoT to transform businesses with the combined power of compute, context, control, analytics, automation and secure connectivity.

We are looking for a passionate networking professional to join our team in Westford, MA, as a Software Manager in Test. In this role, you will lead a team of senior test engineers dedicated to broadband services technology. Our team ensures feature integrity, scalability, performance, and solution qualification on the MX Series platform, delivering exceptional quality across Integrated BNG, Cloud‑orchestrated control with user‑plane separated BNG, and AGF/UPF solutions.

• Drive the execution and delivery of product/software solution by managing and leading a team of skilled professional engineers.
• Being in a leadership role, work closely with the team to strategize and execute on delivering production‑grade solutions across market segment.
• Gather requirements, implement, and deliver committed scope meeting release schedule without compromising the quality.
• Identify and allocate resources which includes human resources, tools, techniques, equipment based on KPI metrics.
• Optimize CAPEX/OPEX during project delivery, extend for future use in regressions.
• Agility through automation.
• Guide the team in building test plans based on specifications and customer use‑case across segments.
• Own functional qualifications right from inception to production in regression.
• Must educate the team on the goals and business objectives.
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with the team.
• Stay up to date on product roadmaps, specifications, performance criteria, in addition to competitors’ solutions, amongst others.
• Work collaboratively with cross‑functional teams, architects, and executives.
• Working closely with HPE‑Juniper product development and business unit architecture teams to understand product/feature requirements and solutions in alignment with customer business/network priorities.
• Build strong relationships with the senior leadership to understand the business objectives and translate into project deliverables.
• Highlight and brainstorm emerging technologies and customer use cases for the betterment of the product deliverables.
• Make critical decisions that contribute to the success of the product and solution.
• Work with stakeholders to review project and execution plan.
• Define entry and exit criteria for each phase of the project.
• Identify and have mitigation plans for identified risks.
• Consolidation and projection of project deliverables on preset regular intervals.
• Should be able to gather and consolidate the deliverables using appropriate tools.
• Project and report the deliverables to all stakeholders.
• Identify and manage risks.
• Influence and maintain high morale by motivating engineers to to their maximum potential.
• Lead by an example by influencing and building trust among the team.
• Reward and recognize talented individuals.
• Provide technical guidance on career development.
• Build and expand the team.
• Hire talented professional engineers to bring in the right mix for the team.
• Identify subject matter experts for specific areas.
• Drive Innovation and transformation within the team.
• Encourage team for active participation in internal and external tech forums.
• Encourage and recognize contributions towards IETF, Patents, Certifications.
• Assist with developmental needs.
• Lead and be a catalyst for transformation.

• Proven leadership in recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining talented professionals.
• Ability to participate in technical discussions, synthesize complex ideas, and translate them into clear business objectives.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence internal and external partners and build consensus across functions.
• Technical proficiency to define detailed product requirements and assess their impact on…