Distinguished Technologist, Systems/Software Engineering

Distinguished Technologist, Systems/Software Engineering This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

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.

About the Role HPE Networking is seeking a highly experienced Senior Architect to help define and drive the technical architecture for next-generation data center networking solutions. This role will focus on open networking, SONiC-based systems, AI-ready infrastructure, network automation, cloud-scale architectures, and software-driven networking innovation. The Senior Architect will work across product management, engineering, hardware, software, and ecosystem teams to translate business and customer requirements into scalable technical architectures and technology roadmaps. The successful candidate will combine deep expertise in data center networking with strong systems thinking, architectural leadership, and the ability to influence technical direction across a global organization. Key Responsibilities •  Define and drive the technical architecture and long-term technology strategy for HPE's data center networking portfolio, including SONiC-based solutions, open networking platforms, and AI networking infrastructure. •  Lead architectural design and technology decisions spanning networking hardware, network operating systems, cloud-native software, automation frameworks, observability, and management platforms. •  Partner with product management to translate customer, market, and business requirements into scalable architecture and platform capabilities. •  Collaborate closely with engineering teams to establish architectural standards, design principles, performance requirements, and system-level tradeoffs. •  Drive architecture reviews and provide technical leadership across multiple product and engineering teams. •  Evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, and competitive solutions to identify opportunities for innovation and differentiation. •  Define reference architectures for enterprise, cloud provider, service provider, and AI data center environments. •  Influence roadmap decisions by balancing scalability, reliability, security, operational simplicity, and time-to-market considerations. •  Engage directly with strategic customers and partners to understand complex deployment requirements and validate architectural direction. •  Work across hardware, ASIC, software, security, and systems teams to ensure end-to-end architectural alignment. •  Mentor principal engineers and senior technical leaders while helping build a strong architectural community across the organization. •  Represent HPE Networking in customer briefings, executive reviews, industry forums, standards organizations, and technical conferences as appropriate. What You'll Bring •  Deep expertise in data center networking technologies, including switching, routing, network operating systems, and large-scale network deployments. •  Strong understanding of open networking architectures, SONiC, Linux-based networking systems, and modern network automation frameworks. •  Experience developing architectures for enterprise, hyperscale cloud, AI cluster, or service provider environments. •  Knowledge of