Principal Performance Java Test Enigineer
$141,000–$150,000 year
On-siteJersey City, New Jersey, United States
Jersey City, New Jersey, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$141,000–$150,000 yearSenior LevelBachelors DegreeStartup
Full TimeSenior LevelBachelors DegreeStartup
Job Summary
Coordinate the performance team and external members to define non-functional requirements and deliver analytical stress evaluations of distributed computing environments. Conduct root cause analysis of performance bottlenecks, develop statistical models of key metrics, and lead knowledge sharing activities. Assist in project estimates and resource assignments across multiple locations to ensure on-time delivery of business-critical applications. Perform defect tracking, coordinate troubleshooting, and present performance analysis findings to business and development stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related discipline with masters or equivalent experience
- Experience in the financial services industry
- Minimum of 8 years of related experience
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in performance engineering (analysis, testing, and tuning)
- Minimum of 4 years of experience developing n-tier, 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: Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Splunk, CloudWatch, TeamQuest)
- Extensive knowledge of the functionality and performance aspects of the above computing platforms
- Experience in advanced statistical and analytical modeling
- Excellent analytical skills including: Data exploration, analysis and presentation applying descriptive statistics and graphical techniques
- Time series analysis and forecasting
- Key Performance and volume metrics relationship modeling
- Understanding of queuing networks modeling and simulation modeling concepts and experience with one of the industry standard analytic modeling tools TeamQuest, Metron-Athenee, 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/IBM-MQ 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 sophisticated Power Point presentation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working with Agile teams (preferably scrum)
- In-depth knowledge of the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Valid work authorization status (implied by 'Permanent Full Time Placement' and location requirements)
Desired Qualifications
- Masters degree (in addition to Bachelor's)
- Experience with one of the industry standard analytic modeling tools TeamQuest, Metron-Athenee, HyPerformix, and BMC (beyond general understanding)
- Experience with Agile teams (preferably scrum)
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