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# Lead Software Engineer - L2/L3 Protocol testing at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

**Location**
: Bengaluru, Karnataka

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: lead/mgmt

**Posted**
: Sep 9, 2026

## Description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is hiring an onsite Lead Software Engineer - L2/L3 Protocol Testing to lead test strategy, automation, and quality improvements for complex networking software and platforms. The role covers functional, scale, performance, resiliency, interoperability, upgrade, and negative testing; Python-based automation frameworks; regression and release validation pipelines; customer escalation and defect investigation; and mentoring engineers. Candidates need strong network software testing and Python automation experience, deep knowledge of L2/L3 networking technologies, traffic-generation tool experience, and typically 12+ years of relevant experience.

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