NAVA Software solutions is looking for a Lead Performance Engineer
Details:
Lead Performance Engineer
Location : Toronto ON (2 days/week onsite)
Duration: Full time/Direct Hire
Skills: JMeter Dynatrace Datadog Splunk Java Fiddler SQL
Requirements:
- 710 years of experience in performance engineering with a focus on performance testing tuning and troubleshooting. Strong programming skills in Java with experience in JMeter scripting and Fiddler.
- Expertise in using performance engineering tools such as JMeter Dynatrace Datadog and Splunk.
- Indepth knowledge of application architecture including the ability to analyze and optimize performance at the system database and application levels.
- Experience with GC analysis heap and thread analysis and other diagnostic techniques for troubleshooting performance issues.
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins and GitLab CI is essential for automating performance testing in the software development lifecycle.
- Containerization and orchestration: Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes is essential for optimizing application performance in containerized environments.
- Database performance tuning: Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases along with their performance optimization techniques is essential for a performance engineer.
- Cloud platforms: Experience with cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure is essential for performance engineers working on cloudbased applications.
- Load balancing and content delivery: Knowledge of load balancing techniques and content delivery networks (CDNs) is essential for optimizing application performance in distributed environments.
What you will do :
- Develop execute and maintain performance test strategies and plans ensuring that they align with project objectives and timelines.
- Design and create performance test scripts using JMeter Java programming and Fiddler ensuring that the scripts are efficient maintainable and scalable.
- Leverage tools such as Dynatrace Datadog and Splunk to monitor analyze and optimize application performance identifying bottlenecks and potential areas of improvement.
- Perform GC analysis heap and thread analysis and other diagnostic activities to troubleshoot performance issues and provide actionable insights for resolving them.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to drive performance tuning efforts recommending and implementing optimizations to improve application performance stability and resource utilization.
- Provide architecture knowledge and guidance to ensure that the application design and implementation are optimized for performance scalability and reliability.
- Establish and enforce performance engineering best practices processes and guidelines ensuring that they are consistently followed by the team.
- Train and mentor junior performance engineers helping them develop their skills and advance in their careers.
- Continuously research and stay up to date on the latest performance engineering tools techniques and industry trends and incorporate them into the companys practices as appropriate.