Performance Engineer III

Position: Performance Engineer III (Only W2)
Location: Hoover, Alabama (Hybrid)
Duration: Contract
Job ID: 171240

Job Overview:
The Performance Engineer III is responsible for conducting a wide range of quality control tests and analyses to ensure that software meets or exceeds specified standards and end-user requirements. This role also involves monitoring the performance of production systems and providing guidance to develop and deploy high-performing applications and systems. The Performance Engineer III collaborates with various teams to ensure optimal performance and reliability of applications.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with application development teams to mitigate performance bottlenecks throughout the application stack.
• Recommend improvements to the architecture and deployment of applications under test.
• Integrate testing best practices into the application development lifecycle to reduce friction and identify potential issues early.
• Participate in the Performance Engineering Community of Practice to drive standardization and innovation.
• Develop testing and monitoring approaches in collaboration with other engineers.
• Focus on assurance in areas such as error rates, response times, and infrastructure impact.
• Design, script, configure, and run performance tests to validate production readiness of software applications and infrastructure.
• Condition test data to simulate test scenarios effectively.
• Support testing needs for new projects, infrastructure upgrades, and application enhancements.
• Diagnose, track, and manage performance issues to resolution.
• Utilize dashboards for efficient monitoring of applications and systems in production environments.
• Provide summaries and assessments of application performance, emphasizing trends over time.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of data when trends or anomalies are identified.
• Collaborate with development teams during story design to ensure performant application features.
• Participate in Program Increment Planning, Sprint Planning, and Daily Standup meetings.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to a team of performance engineers.
• Lead or participate in cross-organizational initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Five (5) years of experience as a Performance Engineer or in a related role with high-traffic, large-scale distributed systems.
• One (1) year of experience in software application development or test automation.

Preferences:

• Familiarity with application architecture, design, capacity planning, and performance best practices.
• Experience with SQL, C, C++, C#, or Java programming, and automated testing methodologies.
• Knowledge of container technologies and cloud environments.
• Experience with open-source load testing tools like Apache JMeter and infrastructure monitoring tools like Splunk.
• Understanding of mobile app and web technology stacks (HTTP, REST, HTML, JavaScript, CSS).
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases, including querying, profiling, and performance tuning.
• Experience with cloud DevOps tools such as Kubernetes.

Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to analyze multi-tiered systems and track data flow throughout the application stack.
• Effective communication and leadership skills.
• Experience with monitoring tools like Splunk and frameworks such as Fiddler, Dynatrace, and JMeter.
• Hands-on experience with load testing tools like HP LoadRunner.
• Knowledge of application scalability and performance tuning for web-based and n-tier systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of performance analysis and testing processes.

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Pay Range: $60 - $65

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