Performance Engineer

Job Title: Performance Engineer
Duration:1 year
Location: Mississauga & Toronto (Hybrid – 2 days onsite)
 
Degree/Level of Education: bachelors
Years of Overall Experience: ideally 6 years
 
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 TDM 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.

 

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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. The pay rate for this position is C$57.00/hr.