Performance Engineer- Austin TX

Position: Performance Engineer Location: Remote Duration: Contract Rate: DOE • Strong Scripting skills in Performance testing tools like JMeter/Load runner. • Strong knowledge of HTTP and other Web Protocols. Ability to script tests, by getting into the protocol details • Proficient in API/UI performance testing with JMeter/Blazemeter/Grafana • Sound knowledge in API virtualization concepts • Proficient in On prem vs Cloud( AWS) performance testing strategies • Hands on experience in APM tools like Dynatrace/NewRelic/AppDynamics • Good knowledge in analyzing performance logs using ELK/Splunk • Strong analyzing/data mining skills using SQL. • Experience on Kafka/messaging performance testing will be an added advantage. • Strong in performance engineering concepts and CPU/Memory bottleneck analysis. • Experience with Financial Services industry external facing /Internal Applications and microservices Responsibilities: • Identify Performance testing Objectives/Strategy and define non-functional requirements by working with key business and IT users and project stakeholders. • Understand application usage models from relevant stakeholders and analyzing existing production load patterns. • Identify and recommend Performance testing tools to be used to meet client requirements as they grow the number of concurrent users. • Participate in design and architecture reviews. • Develop required infrastructure including performance simulators, test bench components, analysis tools and capacity planning. • Derive workload models appropriately scaled to the performance test environment. • Work with multiple product teams to design, create, execute, and report on capacity, scalability, stability, and stress tests. • Create Performance Test scripts that are robust and maintainable. • Conduct various performance tests and schedule timeframes with key business and IT resources to monitor, witness and support the performance test analysis. • Analyze test results and publish meaningful, pragmatic performance test metrics and results (including defects) for action by the application and infrastructure owners for remediation and repair. • Partner with technical teams to facilitate troubleshooting of performance issues. • Identify and receive approval for Performance Test conditions by working with key project stakeholders. Remote Skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analysis Skills, Apache JMeter, Apache Kafka, Application Programming Interface (API), CPU (Central Processing Unit), Capacity Management, Cloud Computing, Concurrency, Data Analysis, Data Mining, HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol), Identify Issues, Internet Protocols, LoadRunner, Memory Hardware, Performance Analysis, Performance Engineering, Performance Metrics, Performance Testing, Product Design, Quality Metrics, Requirements Management, SQL (Structured Query Language), Scripting (Scripting Languages), Software Testing, Splunk, Stress Testing, Team Player, Test Bench, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Scripts, Test Strategy, Test Tools, Virtualization About the Company: Georgia Tek Systems Apply tot his job