Performance Engineer
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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Position: Performance Engineer
Location: Toronto, On - Hybrid
Skills:
- JMeter
- Dynatrace
- Performance Engineering
Job Description:
- Hands-on experience in performance testing & engineering using JMeter and APM tools (Prometheus, Dynatrace, Datadog)
- Excellent understanding of concepts like NFR gathering, Workload modelling, Root Cause Analysis of performance problems
- Track record of leading successful large-scale engagements with end-to-end Performance testing/engineering experience
- Proficiency in various scripting techniques, develop custom codes for enhancing and customizing performance testing scripts and scenarios using JMeter
- Demonstrate excellent Linux fundamentals and solid understanding of diagnosing system utilization
- Experience working with Agile methodologies
- Possess excellent documentation and communication skills, with the ability to influence others
- Experience working with large scale distributed systems & large data volumes
- Experience with some of the following technologies and services:
- Cloud based Infrastructure as a Service (especially Azure)
- Container based service schedulers (e.g., Docker, ECS, Kubernetes, etc.)
- MySQL, Java, Python
- Log management tools (Splunk)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose performance issues and propose effective solutions
- Experience with Chaos Engineering & Observability is nice to have to transition towards an SRE role
- Able to define data strategy and collaborate with the Test Data Management team to generate on-demand data
- Expertise in adopting in-house client-side performance testing tools like UX Engine to measure end user experience, wherever applicable
- Experience in developing virtual services using Mountebank to remove backend/third-party dependencies
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and technology/business stakeholders
Regards
Patrick Fernandez
Talent Acquisition Group - Strategic Recruitment Manager
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Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end performance testing and engineering engagements, using JMeter and application performance monitoring tools to model workloads, diagnose performance issues, and develop customized test scripts and scenarios. Define data strategies, measure end-user experience, develop virtual services to reduce dependencies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Requirements
Requires hands-on performance testing and engineering experience with JMeter and APM tools, strong Linux fundamentals, scripting ability, and experience diagnosing performance issues in large-scale distributed systems. Also requires strong analytical, documentation, communication, and collaboration skills; experience with Agile methods and technologies such as Azure, containers, databases, and programming languages is relevant.
Skills
- JMeter
- Dynatrace
- Performance Engineering
- Performance Testing
- Prometheus
- Datadog
- Workload Modeling
- Root Cause Analysis
- Scripting
- Linux
- Agile Methodologies
- Distributed Systems
- Azure
- Kubernetes
- MySQL
- Java
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Hiring contact
Patrick Fernandez
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- Technology
- Software
- Engineering
- Data & Analytics
- Consulting
Keywords
- JMeter
- Dynatrace
- Prometheus
- Datadog
- Performance Engineering
- Performance Testing
- Application Performance Monitoring
- Non-Functional Requirements
- Workload Modeling
- Root Cause Analysis
- Scripting
- Linux
- Agile
- Distributed Systems
- Azure
- Infrastructure as a Service
- Docker
- ECS
- Kubernetes
- MySQL
- Java
- Python
- Splunk
- Chaos Engineering
- Observability
- Test Data Management
- UX Engine
- Mountebank
- Site Reliability Engineering