Performance Engineer
Apply NowCompany: Seven Seven Software
Location: New York, NY 10025
Description:
- Installs, manages, maintains and runs moderately complex performance products and frameworks as part of an end-to-end visibility strategy in various domains. May allocate/coordinate work within a team/project.
- Has broad knowledge of performance best practices on various domains including applications, databases, MQs, networks and monitoring strategies including synthetic, real user, network connections, systems, and Java /.NET code.
- Creates and executes complex performance tests and may lead the reporting of results.
- Evaluates, recommends, and implements automated test tools and strategies.
- Collects and analyzes network performance information required for simulation modelling studies.
- May provide performance engineering knowledge in contributing to simulation modelling projects.
- Develops detailed project plans.
- Monitors project progress and provides regular status reports to management team.
- Contributes to the achievement of related teams' objectives.
- May allocate/coordinate work within a team/project.
- Plays a key role in mentoring, training and bridging the specific skill gaps across the Quality Engineering Domain.
Job Requirements
Rates:
Jr: BR $85
Sr: BR $110
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience is required; advanced degree is preferred.
- Six to eight (6-8) years of related experience is required.
- Experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
- Expertise in JMeter.
- Strong programming skills in Java and Groovy.
- Broad knowledge of various domains including J2EE/.NET applications, databases (relational/non-relational), MQs, networks, containerization, and monitoring strategies including synthetic, real user, network connections, systems.
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Proven complex distributed system performance testing.
- Experience testing Mainframes is a plus.
- Experience integrating performance testing within a deployment pipeline to continuously assess application performance, scalability, and reliability (Continuous Integration) is a major plus.
- Previous work experience with an onsite/offshore resources model.
- Strong knowledge of application performance management and monitoring best practices and tools such as AppDynamics, SPLUNK, Dynatrace, and Prometheus.
Experience working within an Agile environment