Hewlett Packard Enterprise · 3 hours ago
Chief Technologist - Network Management and Automation
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$135K/yr - $310K/yr
8+ years expHewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. The role involves leading strategy and execution for HPE’s network management solutions, focusing on customer management of HPE Networking deployments, interoperability, and automation in network management and troubleshooting tasks.
Data CenterEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologyIT ManagementNetwork Security
Responsibilities
Create an inventory of current network management products and modules, becoming familiar with their capabilities
Identify customer segments, coverage areas, and gaps in functionality
Assess opportunities for NMS consolidation and develop a strategic blueprint
Define actionable workstreams for tool sunset, merge, or migration
Analyze how customers manage HPE networks using third-party tools
Improve interoperability through contributions to open-source projects, configuration guides, and plugins (e.g., Grafana/Telegraf pipelines, LibreNMS playbooks)
Lead product improvements for better integration with third-party tools
Publish integration guides and reference dashboards for popular ecosystems
Become the cross-product subject matter expert on deploying automation for network management, monitoring, and troubleshooting
Experiment with AI technologies including foundational models, AI agents, MCP, and similar technologies. Develop a strategy around how the business unit should make use of these technologies
Qualification
Required
Domain Expertise: Network Management Systems (Enterprise & Service Provider), FCAPS, multi-vendor environments
General Networking: TCP/IP, Ethernet switching, routing (OSPF, BGP), MPLS, Wi-Fi, network firewalls
Protocols & Telemetry: SNMPv2c/v3, NetFlow/IPFIX, sFlow, syslog, gNMI, NETCONF/RESTCONF, YANG models, OpenConfig, OpenTelemetry
Open Source & Integrations: Grafana/Telegraf, Prometheus, ELK/Opensearch stacks, Kafka pipelines, LibreNMS; building plugins/exporters/dashboards
Automation & Scripting: Python or Go; Ansible/Terraform/Nornir; CI/CD; API design/consumption; Linux; containers/K8s
Architecture & Data: Data modeling, streaming pipelines, time-series storage, scaling/HA, multi-tenant design
Security & Compliance: AAA, RBAC, secrets management, cert lifecycle, auditability, policy/compliance
Communication & Influence: Ability to produce clear, authoritative roadmaps, decision memos, and developer-grade docs; strong cross-BU facilitation
Preferred
8–12+ years in network management/observability/automation roles (enterprise or telco)
Delivered production-grade integrations with at least two third-party ecosystems (e.g., Grafana/Prometheus, ELK, LibreNMS)
Experience with model-driven telemetry and YANG/OpenConfig implementations
Experience with AI technologies such as agentic AI and MCP
Benefits
Health & Wellbeing
Personal & Professional Development
Unconditional Inclusion
Company
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an edge-to-cloud company that uses comprehensive solutions to accelerate business outcomes.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.85BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.
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2015-11-02IPO
Leadership Team
Antonio Neri
President & CEO
Fidelma Russo
EVP & GM, Hybrid Cloud and Chief Technology Officer
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