Director of R&D

  

This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

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.

Job Description:

   

Director, Engineering – HPE Security Service Edge (SSE)

Overview:

Join HPE’s Security Service Edge (SSE) organization as a senior engineering leader driving the operational foundation and console powering our cloud-native cybersecurity services. This role is accountable for global Ops, management and data engineering teams - ensuring performance, security, observability, and insight at scale. You'll combine hands-on technical leadership with strategic execution to enable high availability, efficient delivery, and data-driven decision making.

Job Family Definition:

Leads a large, multidisciplinary engineering organization within HPE’s Security Service Edge (SSE) business, focusing on the development of advanced cloud-native cybersecurity solutions. Oversees teams designing, developing, analyzing, troubleshooting, and operating highly scalable and secure systems and applications. Requires broad technical expertise across cloud architecture, high-performance computing, large-scale distributed systems, network security, and big data technologies.

 

Management Level Definition:

Leads a major functional area within the SSE business, fully accountable for its operational success, strategic execution, and technical innovation. Responsible for aligning organizational activities with business goals, shaping engineering practices, and influencing company-wide security and cloud strategies. Owns a significant portfolio of measurable outcomes, including product performance, customer experience, and operational efficiency. Advises executive leadership on strategic technology decisions and contributes directly to long-term business planning. Reports to VP of Engineering or equivalent executive leader.

 

Responsibilities:

Provide strategic and technical leadership for Ops, Data Engineering and Management teams supporting the SSE platform.Lead and grow high-performing, geographically distributed engineering teams.Define organizational goals aligned with business and technology roadmaps; drive execution against measurable outcomes.Champion engineering excellence through DevOps, automation, security-by-design, and modern development practices.Collaborate with product, architecture, customer success, and executive leadership to drive technical and business success.Foster a culture of innovation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.Provide coaching, career development, and succession planning for leaders and senior engineers.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field in a known university; advanced degree preferred.15+ years of experience in engineering, with 10+ years in leadership roles managing large-scale teams.Demonstrated expertise in cloud-native operations (AWS, Azure, or GCP), infrastructure-as-code, observability, and incident management.Strong background in data engineering platforms (Snowflake, Airflow, etc.), data governance, and analytics delivery.Experience overseeing security operations, including cloud security architecture, compliance, and access controls.Proven ability to drive high-scale, reliable, and efficient SaaS operations.Strong business and operational judgment with a track record of cross-functional impact.Excellent communication skills, comfortable engaging technical and executive audiences alike.

Impact:

Own the operational heartbeat of the SSE platform—ensuring it is secure, reliable, observable, and scalable.Drive alignment across engineering, security, and business functions through data and platform transparency.Be a key enabler of SSE’s growth and innovation through excellence in infrastructure and data execution.

Knowledge and Skills:

Strong organizational leadership, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration skills.Demonstrated ability to deliver highly scalable, secure, and performant cloud services.Deep technical expertise in areas such as networking, cloud computing, large-scale data processing, and/or security architecture.Strong business acumen and ability to align technical strategy with business objectives.Mastery in communication across diverse audiences (executives, technical teams, partners).Advanced prioritization and multi-tasking capabilities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.Strong understanding of cybersecurity threats, trends, and best practices in cloud-native environments.Ability to lead geographically distributed teams and manage complex program execution at scale.

What we can offer you:

A competitive salary and extensive social benefits 

Diverse and dynamic work environment 

Work-life balance and support for career development  

An amazing life inside the element!

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Additional Skills:

Accountability, Accountability, Action Planning, Active Learning (Inactive), Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Agile Scrum Development, Analytical Thinking, Bias, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Data Analysis Management, Data Collection Management (Inactive), Data Controls, Design, Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Group Problem Solving, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity {+ 5 more}

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Health & Wellbeing

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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.

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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.

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Job:

Engineering

Job Level:

Director

    

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