Job Title: Performance Engineer
Duration: 1 Year
Location: Mississauga, ON
Work Mode: Hybrid (2 days Onsite)
Summary of Role:
Performance Engineer
Extensive Experience in End-to-End Performance Engineering
- Expertise across all phases of Performance Engineering activities including Requirement Gathering, Planning, Scripting, Execution, Analysis, Troubleshooting, Tuning, and Reporting to evaluate and improve application performance.
Must have skills:
Core Performance Testing & Engineering Skills (Primary – Must Have)
- JMeter – Proficient in developing and executing performance testing scripts and scenarios, with the ability to enhance/customize using advanced scripting techniques.
- Dynatrace – Strong expertise in deep-dive performance monitoring and analysis, providing actionable insights to diagnose and resolve bottlenecks.
- Performance Testing – Skilled in defining workload models, simulating production-like scenarios, executing large-scale performance tests, and analyzing results to ensure system stability, scalability, and reliability.
- Non-Functional Requirements & Architecture – Solid understanding of NFRs, system architecture, and technology stacks to ensure comprehensive performance coverage.
- Performance Tuning & Optimization – Ability to fine-tune application, database, and infrastructure components for optimal performance.
Nice to have skills:
Advanced Troubleshooting & Optimization (Secondary – Good to Have)
- Splunk, Log Analysis & Datadog – Skilled in log-based diagnostics and observability for identifying and resolving complex performance issues.
- SRE Skillsets – Exposure to Chaos Engineering, Observability, Monitoring production workloads, and contributing towards transition into an SRE role.
- Test Data & Virtualization – Ability to define test data strategy, collaborate with teams, and develop Virtual Services using Mountebank for performance testing.
- Client-Side & End-User Experience – Experience with tools to measure and enhance end-user performance experience.
Collaboration & Communication
- Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams including developers, architects, operations, and business stakeholders to analyze results, recommend optimizations, and drive performance improvements.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering measurable performance gains.
Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support.
Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/.
Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
