Senior Performance Engineer

Senior Performance Engineer - Fulltime
Salary $125k
Client - Anthem
Initial On-site then Remote
More from Engineering Background

Technology Skills:

Java/J2EE/C++ Programming - ability to read, analyze and debug code as needed
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA including SOAP & REST implementations)
Unix Systems (AIX, LINUX, HPUX, etc) including strong command line abilities must be able to quickly diagnose O/S level issues as needed on Unix Hosts leveraging proper system commands.
Application Server Technology including setup, configuration, optimization, and tuning (WebSphere Application Server, JBOSS, Apache Tomcat, etc.) Web Server Technology (IBM IHS, Ingenix, Apache, etc.)
Relational Databases (MSSQL, DB2, Oracle, etc) including performance analysis and optimization of databases and queries
Containerization Concepts & Technology (Docker, RedHat OpenShift, Kubernetes)
DataPower Appliances/IDG as well as network infrastructure and caching appliances.
Sequel Query Language (SQL) including the ability to write ad-hoc queries as needed to fetch data or other peripheral DB tasks related to the Performance Engineering work at hand.
Heap / Thread dump analysis

Tools Experience:

CA Introscope/Wily
SPLUNK
HP Performance Center/Load Runner
NMON, IOSTAT, VMSTAT, NETSTAT, TOP and other O/S level tools
Atlassian Suite of Agile Tools (Jira, BitBucket, Bamboo, etc.)
Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) AWR Report Analysis
IBM Heap Dump Analyzer or Equivalent
IBM Thread Dump Analyzer or Equivalent
Fiddler/WIreshark

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline, MS preferred; minimum of 8 years of performance testing/engineering experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
Excellent oral and written communication skills. Has the ability to clearly articulate his or her thoughts & ideas both verbally and in written form.
Ability to communicate with various levels of leadership regarding the technical strategy, direction, risks, and issues for any assigned piece of work.
Demonstrated ability to effectively triage and diagnose performance issues in a production or test system across various technology stacks/platforms.

iXoop Infotech, Inc. is built on the core strategy of creating a robust platform to provide our partners with distinct, consistent and high-performance solutions, which enables them to stay ahead of their competition. With our US Headquarters in Glen Allen, Virginia, we provide highly qualiied contractor and full time talent to our robust client base.