Performance Engineering Lead

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TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidates skills and experience job-related knowledge geographic location and other specific business and organizational needs.

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Job Description:

We are looking for a seasoned Performance Engineering Lead that is passionate about testing large-scale mission-critical software in a fast-paced agile environment. We @ TD - Performance engineering strongly believe in Performance Testing and Engineering to build high-quality next generation software.

This role offers you the opportunity to apply your domain knowledge to new product requests and collaborate with other architects inside and outside the company. The ideal candidate will be partnered with talented full stack engineers that share our passion and great pride in the simple elegance and usability of our solution. They will be a key member of the system performance/core teams & work on a proof of concept if needed and relish the opportunity to share their knowledge with more junior engineers.

- No matter what role you play you are a leader in the Performance Engineering space. Whether you are an Engineer SDET or PE Architect Developer Tester Lead Manager everyone runs on the same set of basic principles in an effort to remain the best ever PE team to work with

- We hire the brightest minds at PE @ TD offering an opportunity to make a direct impact and drive change at internet speed. If you are a passionate leader and innovative pioneer we looking to hand you the keys to engineer and fine tune applications used by Canadas top rated Bank

- Here at PE @ TD we work hard at building an amazing set of solutions used by our customers and we have a ton of fun while doing it! Fun is a core competency in our team we look for people that have fun at work and make it easy for others to have fun

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategize & lead testing of TD Banks production like infrastructure with a focus on automation & scale
• Promote and apply best practices for performance testing of scalable and reliable services across engineering
• Be a subject matter expert and partner with our engineering team on areas of performance and scale
• Drive initiatives to evolve our current performance framework/tools/processes and keep it in line with best practices and scalability needs.
• Participate in root cause analysis for performance related incidences and determining how we can prevent them in the future Identify performance bottlenecks and create repeatable processes
• Be a performance test advocate and advisor for the performance tools and frameworks that serve as a model for others with regard to quality scalability operability maintainability etc
• Participate in defining the technical vision and architecture with performance in mind
• Communicate and collaborate across levels functions and organizational boundaries
• Mentor and coach junior engineers to leverage their full potential

EXPERIENCE AND / OR EDUCATION

• University or post-graduate degree in computer science or engineering
• 5 years of Performance Testing/Monitoring of Web Applications
• 5-7 years of eading performance test engineering
• Track record of leading successful large scale Infrastructure projects
• Candidates MUST be able to code with a programming language using standard software development practices like unit testing and iterative development
• Possess good knowledge in network and edge technologies
• 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
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline for performance testing
• Experience with Performance test framework development and automation
• 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
• Performance testing tool - Jmeter
• Log management tools (Splunk)
• Monitoring systems (Prometheus Dynatrace Datadog )

Who We Are:

TD is one of the worlds leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada the United States and around the world. More than 95000 TD colleagues bring their skills talent and creativity to the Bank those we serve and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience that is why we believe that all colleagues no matter where they work are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether youve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs were here to support you towards your goals. As an organization we keep growing and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary variable compensation and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits savings and retirement programs paid time off banking benefits and discounts career development and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
Were delighted that youre considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations training programs and a competitive benefits plan were committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations requirements.

Colleague Development
If youre interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills we want to help you succeed. Youll have regular career development and performance conversations with your manager as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues there are many different career paths within our organization at TD and were committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that youve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
Well reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if youd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms captioning for virtual interviews etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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