Cloud Firewall Test Engineer (Automation – Playwright/Python)

Cloud Firewall Test Engineer (Automation – Playwright/Python) 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 We are looking for a Cloud Firewall Test Engineer to help ensure the quality, reliability, and security  of a cloud-delivered firewall platform  built on microservices . You will design and execute tests across UI, API, integration, and system  levels, with a strong focus on automation using Playwright with Python . You’ll also use AI-assisted testing tools  to speed up test creation, debugging, and coverage expansion—while applying good engineering judgment to keep tests correct and maintainable. What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities) Design, develop, and maintain automated end-to-end  and API  test suites using Playwright with Python , focusing on reliability and maintainability.  Validate cloud firewall capabilities such as policy management , rule behavior , logging/telemetry , authentication flows , control-plane workflows , and upgrades  in a microservices environment.  Build layered coverage across microservices (service-level API tests + critical end-to-end user journeys) to reduce flaky tests and improve signal.  Integrate test suites into the build and release pipeline (CI/CD) , including parallel runs, reporting, and failure artifacts (logs, traces, screenshots).  Work closely with software engineers and product owners to review stories and acceptance criteria, improve testability, and define quality gates Troubleshoot complex failures using logs/metrics/traces, drive root-cause analysis, and help prevent regressions.  Use AI-based tools to accelerate test development and triage (for example: generating starter test code, refactoring, summarizing failures, creating test data), while keeping quality and correctness high.  Contribute to test infrastructure improvements (environments, test data management, mocks/stubs, framework utilities).

6 to 8 years  in QA/Test Engineering, SDET, or Software Engineering with a strong testing focus (we’re open to strong entry-level candidates with solid projects/internships).  Strong hands-on Python  skills for building automation (beyond simple scripting).  Hands-on experience with Playwright  for UI automation, including maintainable patterns (page objects/fixtures) and stable locator strategies.  Experience testing web APIs (REST)  and distributed systems; comfortable validating microservice interactions and contracts.  Basic to solid understanding of cloud networking/security concepts (for example: TCP/IP basics, authentication flows, and network policy behavior).  Familiarity with Git-based workflows  and test reporting in a build pipeline.  Hands on experience in testing security and networking products is a must. Preferred / Nice-to-Have Prior experience testing firewalls , network security products, or cloud-managed firewall deployments.  Microservices testing practices such as contract testing, API-first validation, and test isolation strategies.  Exposure to performance, resilience, or scale testing for cloud services.  Experience with Selenium (especially if you’ve migrated or helped migrate