Senior Performance Test Engineer
Atlanta, Georgia
**Job Description:**
This role brings a testing mindset to the team and is responsible for testing and delivering complex software requirements to accomplish business outcomes. They are a subject matter expert on performance testing practices ensuring the testing strategy and processes are well-defined and continuously improved for the team or teams. Key responsibilities of the role include establishing a performance testing strategy, defining and managing KPIs of each supported application, test processes including test data generation, defect management and reporting.
+ Key Responsibilities
+ QA performance professional with 10+ years experience as a performance engineer architect
+ Validate system performance and capacity, including OS resource utilization, Application Response Times, Throughput / TPS, user concurrency
+ Be able to identify bottlenecks and execute root cause analysis (end to end architecture) for the following:
+ Application Configurations
+ SQL tuning
+ Thread dump analysis (documentation of test results analysis and recommend corrective actions)
+ Expert knowledge of capacity planning and sizing concepts & execution is required
+ Excels in carrying out Bottleneck Analysis and is able to provide specific, actionable direction to Development/DevOps/Infrastructure teams to address the areas that are defined as proprietary.
+ Mentoring of performance testing resources and contributions towards the definition of performance testing scenarios/ strategy is expected.
+ Evidence of having an ability to Analyze, evaluate, define action plans and coordinate with other teams to solve complex performance, scalability and hardware capacity problems
+ Expert in monitoring tools like DynaTrace or AppDynamics
+ Competencies
+ Professional in designing, developing and executing test cases within Load Runner in C.
+ Basic knowledge of automation and continuous delivery practices. Ability to participate in their role and utilize necessary tools with minimal guidance.
+ Understands all roles and responsibilities within their team and uses the tool sets within the software lifecycle.
+ Understands the importance of governance processes, standards and tools Understands the basic elements of risk and control within the organization.
+ Actively participates in planning ceremonies. Has the ability to complete a task/story against plan/sprint commitment. Demonstrates working knowledge of Agile/Waterfall frameworks.
+ Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
+ Excellent attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills
+ Great team player, with an ability to mentor other team members to enable them to become more established in their role. A willingness to get involved at times even when not in the area of expertise
Tools/Languages Experience
+ Jira
+ Toad/SSMS
+ SQL
+ LoadRunner
+ C
+ Splunk/AppDynamics/Dynatrace/SiteScope
+ Git
Enterprise Role Overview:
Responsible for defining and leading the engineering approach for complex features to deliver significant business outcomes. Delivers complex features and technology enablers that improve development efficiencies. Provides technical thought leadership based on the significant experience they have built through multiple software implementations and has developed both depth and breadth in a number of technical competencies. A Senior Engineer is an individual contributor for one or more teams, but can also lead and be accountable for end-to-end solution design and delivery (this is based on the scale of implementation and skillsets required). Ensures that the design and engineering approach for complex features, are consistent with the larger portfolio solution. Conducts research, designs prototyping and other exploration activities such as evaluating new toolsets and components for release management, CI/CD, features, etc. Helps define the technology tool stack for the solution. Evaluates and adapts new testing tool/framework/practices for team(s). Enables team(s)/applications with CI/CD capabilities. Engages with other technical stakeholders pertaining to efficient functioning of CI-CD pipeline. Supports/mentors/coaches team(s) on design and best practices for high code performance - e.g. pairing, code reviews. Constantly looks for better ways of solving technical problems and designing the solution; not afraid of challenging the status quo. As an individual contributor for one to many teams: Creates frameworks, interfaces and complex components for team(s) to utilize and develop. Contributes to test strategy creation and automation of test suites for team(s); Drives test strategy adherence across team(s). As a lead for one or more teams: Accountable for end-to-end delivery of complex features, including automation, for either a single team or multiple teams, at the program level. Works with stakeholders to establish high-level solution needs and with architects for technical requirements. Leads the technical oversight for teams in solution development. Individual contributor.
**Job Band:**
H4
**Shift:**
1st shift (United States of America)
**Hours Per Week:**
40
**Weekly Schedule:**
**Referral Bonus Amount:**
0
**Job Description:**
This role brings a testing mindset to the team and is responsible for testing and delivering complex software requirements to accomplish business outcomes. They are a subject matter expert on performance testing practices ensuring the testing strategy and processes are well-defined and continuously improved for the team or teams. Key responsibilities of the role include establishing a performance testing strategy, defining and managing KPIs of each supported application, test processes including test data generation, defect management and reporting.
+ Key Responsibilities
+ QA performance professional with 10+ years experience as a performance engineer architect
+ Validate system performance and capacity, including OS resource utilization, Application Response Times, Throughput / TPS, user concurrency
+ Be able to identify bottlenecks and execute root cause analysis (end to end architecture) for the following:
+ Application Configurations
+ SQL tuning
+ Thread dump analysis (documentation of test results analysis and recommend corrective actions)
+ Expert knowledge of capacity planning and sizing concepts & execution is required
+ Excels in carrying out Bottleneck Analysis and is able to provide specific, actionable direction to Development/DevOps/Infrastructure teams to address the areas that are defined as proprietary.
+ Mentoring of performance testing resources and contributions towards the definition of performance testing scenarios/ strategy is expected.
+ Evidence of having an ability to Analyze, evaluate, define action plans and coordinate with other teams to solve complex performance, scalability and hardware capacity problems
+ Expert in monitoring tools like DynaTrace or AppDynamics
+ Competencies
+ Professional in designing, developing and executing test cases within Load Runner in C.
+ Basic knowledge of automation and continuous delivery practices. Ability to participate in their role and utilize necessary tools with minimal guidance.
+ Understands all roles and responsibilities within their team and uses the tool sets within the software lifecycle.
+ Understands the importance of governance processes, standards and tools Understands the basic elements of risk and control within the organization.
+ Actively participates in planning ceremonies. Has the ability to complete a task/story against plan/sprint commitment. Demonstrates working knowledge of Agile/Waterfall frameworks.
+ Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
+ Excellent attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills
+ Great team player, with an ability to mentor other team members to enable them to become more established in their role. A willingness to get involved at times even when not in the area of expertise
Tools/Languages Experience
+ Jira
+ Toad/SSMS
+ SQL
+ LoadRunner
+ C
+ Splunk/AppDynamics/Dynatrace/SiteScope
+ Git
Enterprise Role Overview:
Responsible for defining and leading the engineering approach for complex features to deliver significant business outcomes. Delivers complex features and technology enablers that improve development efficiencies. Provides technical thought leadership based on the significant experience they have built through multiple software implementations and has developed both depth and breadth in a number of technical competencies. A Senior Engineer is an individual contributor for one or more teams, but can also lead and be accountable for end-to-end solution design and delivery (this is based on the scale of implementation and skillsets required). Ensures that the design and engineering approach for complex features, are consistent with the larger portfolio solution. Conducts research, designs prototyping and other exploration activities such as evaluating new toolsets and components for release management, CI/CD, features, etc. Helps define the technology tool stack for the solution. Evaluates and adapts new testing tool/framework/practices for team(s). Enables team(s)/applications with CI/CD capabilities. Engages with other technical stakeholders pertaining to efficient functioning of CI-CD pipeline. Supports/mentors/coaches team(s) on design and best practices for high code performance - e.g. pairing, code reviews. Constantly looks for better ways of solving technical problems and designing the solution; not afraid of challenging the status quo. As an individual contributor for one to many teams: Creates frameworks, interfaces and complex components for team(s) to utilize and develop. Contributes to test strategy creation and automation of test suites for team(s); Drives test strategy adherence across team(s). As a lead for one or more teams: Accountable for end-to-end delivery of complex features, including automation, for either a single team or multiple teams, at the program level. Works with stakeholders to establish high-level solution needs and with architects for technical requirements. Leads the technical oversight for teams in solution development. Individual contributor.
**Shift:**
1st shift (United States of America)
**Hours Per Week:**
40
Learn more about this role
Full time
JR-22072543
Band: H4
Manages People: No
Travel: Yes, 5% of the time
Manager:
Talent Acquisition Contact:
Ryan Bell
Referral Bonus:
0
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