Performance Test Engineers

POSITION: Performance Test Engineers

LOCATION: Hybrid Jersey City NJ or Tampa FL

Duration : 6 months

Rate: $55/hour on C2C

REQUIRED SKILLS:

Expertise in performance analysis of distributed platforms including Linux Windows AWS Containers and VMware (tools: TeamQuest OMi CloudWatch Dynatrace AppDynamics Splunk)

JMeter LoadRunner etc.

Experience in scripting (Perl Unix shell Python Terraform Chef Jenkins)

Experience using JMS/IBMMQ messaging system

Understanding of RESTful web service JSON and XML

Coordination / leadership of performance team and external team members e.g. product development DBA middleware network

Assist in the development of estimates for projects

Assist with resource assignments and coordinate between teams at multiple locations to ensure on time delivery of projects

Work with product and development teams to define and maintain nonfunctional requirements to work into test plans

Deliver effective performance analysis reporting and presentations to stakeholders (business development)

Perform the analysis of relationships between the nonfunctional requirements and key performance metrics

Coordinate troubleshooting of infrastructure and application issues

Conduct root cause analysis of performance issues and bottlenecks

Defect tracking and reporting

Work closely with application development and other technical teams to ensure that defects are dealt with in a timely and professional manner

Develop and maintain statistical models of key performance metrics

Construct and maintain analytical models of applications/systems

Proactively identify areas for further research and analysis

Lead and participate in knowledge sharing activities

Mitigate risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behaviour.

Sound Like You

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related discipline with Masters or equivalent experience

Minimum of 7 years of related experience

Minimum of 6 years of experience in performance engineering (analysis testing and tuning)

Minimum of 4 years of experience developing ntier J2EE software applications

Minimum of 4 years of experience working in Unix or Linux environments

Expertise in performance analysis of distributed platforms including Linux Windows AWS Containers and VMware (tools: Team Quest OMi CloudWatch Dynatrace AppDynamics Splunk)

Substantial knowledge of the functionality and performance aspects of the above computing platforms

Experience in advanced statistical and analytical modelling

Excellent analytical skills including:

o Data exploration analysis and presentation utilizing descriptive statistics and graphical techniques

o Time series analysis and forecasting

o Key Performance and Volume metrics relationship modelling

Understanding of queuing networks modelling and simulation modelling concepts and experience with one of the industry standard analytic modelling tools Team Quest MetronAthenee HyPerformix and BMC

Expertise in load testing tools such as JMeter LoadRunner etc.

Experience in scripting (Perl Unix shell Python Terraform Chef Jenkins)

Experience using JMS/IBMMQ messaging system

Understanding of RESTful web service JSON and XML

Experience in Relational Databases preferably Oracle

Experience working with AWS services (Kinesis Elastic Beanstalk CloudWatch Lambda etc)

Experience with CI/CD pipeline implementations including testing using Jenkins or similar tool

Expert MS Office skills. Effective use of Excel statistical functions and advanced Power Point presentation skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience working with Agile teams (preferably scrum)

Indepth knowledge of the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC)

Experience in the financial services industry