Senior Cloud Developer - Virtualization

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Fort Collins, CO

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join HPE’s team and help shape the virtualization stack powering hybrid cloud solutions for the world’s largest enterprises. As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you won’t just manage VMs — you’ll scale, optimize, and evolve the platform itself. From high-performance virtual compute and storage to secure workload isolation and dynamic scheduling, your work will directly influence the direction of HPE’s virtualization software and solutions, used across global enterprise environments.

Requirements

• You have expertise in Java, Groovy, and/or other object-oriented languages. Ruby or Python experience is a plus.
• You are regarded as a subject matter expert in virtualization or container infrastructure technologies such as KVM, libvirt, QEMU, Kubernetes, Docker and Podman.
• You have expertise developing for compute, storage or networking products and solutions.
• You have expertise developing for and debugging in Linux kernel/OS environments.
• You have experience with storage infrastructure technologies such as Ceph, LVM, NFS, iSCSI, GFS2 or similar.
• You are an expert in build tools (e.g., Maven, Gradle), version control systems (e.g., Git), and CI/CD pipelines.
• You have experience with IT Service Management (ITSM), Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), and other automation technologies.
• You have eagerness to learn and apply cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
• You have strong communication skills and a willingness to listen and learn from more experienced engineers, architects, and senior leaders.
• You take complete ownership of projects and mistakes, possess problem-solving skills, and have tremendous self-drive.
• You thrive in Agile-based software development lifecycles with dynamic roadmaps and iterative delivery.
• You hold yourself and others accountable to high standards of software quality and drive shift-left improvements accordingly.
• You know distributed system architecture and clustering design principles.
• You have a strong history of translating product requirements into technical tasks.
• You have a strong history of identifying areas for product improvements and contributing ideas that align with business objectives.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ Years of experience developing software and delivering solutions at scale.

Nice To Haves

• Pursuing or completed a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, CompTIA Security+).
• Cloud Architectures
• Cross Domain Knowledge
• Design Thinking
• Development Fundamentals
• DevOps
• Distributed Computing
• Microservices Fluency
• Full Stack Development
• Release Management
• Security-First Mindset
• User Experience (UX)

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for virtualization infrastructure software development.
• You will lead in designing, implementing, monitoring, and troubleshooting software systems.
• You will analyze and update system logic and documentation with senior engineers' guidance.
• You will partner with architects and engineering leadership to develop and deliver competitive roadmaps.
• You will assist customer issues as needed, provide RCA insights and help ensure technical standards and documentation requirements are met.
• You will stay updated on industry trends and technology changes to drive innovation into the business.
• You will collaborate with sales, engineering, and operational teams to understand customer needs and recommend solutions.
• You will learn about operational challenges faced by engineering teams and assist in developing risk-mitigating strategies to address them.
• You will guide and mentor junior engineering talent and represent engineering teams in various technical forums.

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
• Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
• Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level