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Senior Storage Platform QA Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Bangalore, Karnataka, India

hybridfull-time
Posted Jan 6, 2026

Role & seniority: Senior Storage Platform QA Engineer (Senior level)

Stack/tools: OS internals; networking; storage concepts; hardware/platform bring-up; firmware (BIOS, BMC, HBA); PCIe, RDMA, NVMe/NVMe-oF; Linux, Windows, VMware; shell scripting; Python; QA tools and automation

Top 3 responsibilities

  1. Plan, design, and execute manual and automated tests for platform and storage systems; coordinate test cases (functional, load, stress, stability)

  2. Work with developers to analyze coverage, gaps, failures, and isolate root causes; plan/configure enterprise storage networking infrastructure

  3. Provide QA leadership, guidance, mentoring; review designs for quality, maintain test docs, analyze results, and drive corrective action

Must-have skills

  • 8+ years of total experience; Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/IS or equivalent

  • Deep knowledge of OS internals, networking, storage concepts

  • Hardware/platform bring-up experience; firmware testing (BIOS/BMC/HBA)

  • Experience with PCIe, RDMA, NVMe/NVMe-oF; Linux/Windows/VMware; Shell and Python; strong problem-solving

Nice-to-haves

  • Cloud architectures, DevOps, distributed computing, microservices

  • Design thinking, security-first mindset, UX awareness

  • Cross-domain collaboration and broader software quality leadership

  • Location & work type: Hybrid (approximately 2 days per week in-office); India-based role indicated

Full Description

Senior Storage Platform QA Engineer This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: 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. 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. Job Description: 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. We know diverse 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. What you’ll do: Plan, document, design, and execute test covering manual and automated tests of platform and storage systems. Coordinate with team and execute test cases regarding functional correctness, load, stress and stability tests. Work with developers to analyze test coverage, gaps, failures, and isolate root cause. Plan, coordinate, and configure enterprise class storage networking infrastructure. Develop and enhance automation tools to improve QA processes and test coverage. Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with quality assurance guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality and mitigate failure risk. Provides domain-specific expertise and overall software quality assurance leadership and perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities. Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members. Senior level network and system expert to define and lead qualification of Enterprise storage product efforts. Work often involves cross organizational interactions: Hardware, Firmware, System management, Network teams, Architects, other organizations, etc Maintains documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software. Analyzes test results to ensure existing functionality and recommends corrective action. Education and Experience Required: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent. Typically 8+ years of total experience. What you need to bring: Must have in-depth knowledge of OS internals, networking, and storage concepts. Prior experience of bringing up a Hardware platform is highly valued Prior experience using software quality assurance tools and processes. Prior experience in software testing methodology, including execution of test plans, debugging, and testing scripts and tools. Understanding of design for software and firmware running on multiple platform types Solid experience with firmware (BIOS, BMC, HBA) testing Working experience with PCIe, RDMA and NVMe/NVMe-oF interfaces for platform based products Comfortable working in Linux, Windows, and VMware environments. Must have strong working knowledge of Shell, Python for large enterprise class software Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 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