Sr. Performance Engineer

Job Specifications - Solid scripting in http/html web, Java and web services protocols of Jmeter and Strong beanshell programming expertise with Jmeter. - Jenkins, Maven, and Jmeter and CI experience is a must. - Strong programming skills Beanshell. - Ability to setup complex test scenarios to model production workloads. - Experience with test planning, strategy, test script development and test execution. - Very strong Linux Skills. - Strong understanding of all parameters which influence performance of the application like JVM, heap, memory, cache, threads, db pools etc. - Ability to monitor JVMs, analyze heap dumps, analyze queries, analyze logs and memory profiling. - Ability to monitor and collect result data, analyze and pinpoint bottlenecks and guide developers in fixing performance issues. - Good Knowledge of AWS systems, Cloud watch, Load Balancers in AWS. - Performance tuning skills for Web Sphere / Web Sphere commerce server. - Understanding of web/app/db layers, thread contention, network infrastructure. - Experience diagnosing and debugging performance bottlenecks by interpreting test results and analyzing metrics gathered using tools. - Database knowledge, indexes, and SQL optimization techniques. - Diagnostic Tools like New Relic or App Dynamics is needed. - Plan, design, execute and maintain different types of performance tests like load, stress, endurance, spike, capacity etc. - Develop performance test plans based on discussions with technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Good team player with the ability to handle multiple concurrent priorities in a fast-paced environment. - Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. - A wide degree of creativity, latitude and multi-tasking is expected. - Ability to work weekends based on Project Demands and based on short notification in a fast-paced environment. Job Responsibilities - Design, develop and implement performance and scalability tests in Jmeter. - Convert Load Runner Scripts into Jmeter. - Work with business owners to identify performance testing requirement and product load model. - Be the performance expert on key projects to evaluate and improve the performance. - Monitor APM tools, analyze and report performance results along with recommendations and bottlenecks. - Collaborate, work and share knowledge with other team members. - Flexible working hours to accommodate requests from different time zones. Originally posted on Himalayas