We have a new position out for a Senior-level Principal Performance Engineer.
Location: Providence, RI Must be Senior level. Local candidates only! Please provide candidate resumes, full name, location, and rate. Responsibilities: A Principal Performance Engineer should have an integrated view of applications and infrastructure performance used across multiple technologies. This is the highest level of Performance Engineer therefore the individual should demonstrate advanced technical and leadership skills. Individuals holding this position are typically assigned to lead teams from technical and/or project management perspectives, but may work independently or as a member of a team. Individuals should have an understanding of Load Runner testing tool, but also to be an avenue for exploring new technologies that could improve our services, products or process that are in alignment with IS objectives. Individuals should lead efforts to collaborate with IS colleagues and other stakeholders to evaluate complex business requirements and processes, assess available technologies, determine infrastructure and recommend solutions to enterprise performance issues. Individuals play a lead role in developing and executing performance troubleshooting plans and performance test plans to ensure a consistent performance testing methodology. Expectations 1. Leads the design of performance testing of global applications or infrastructure technologies. Performance tests are designed based on: business requirements, non-functional requirements, application architecture, test objectives, global infrastructure, input from the project team and input from the business. Performance tests are designed based on performance testing Best practices. 2. Leads the investigational planning of production performance incidents. Collaborates with other IS teams to identify and resolve performance related incidents using investigation methods in a cross functional team environment. 3. Work with Project Architects to analyze how the infrastructure architecture and application architecture integrates and can impact the performance of the enterprise users located around the world. The individual must have working knowledge of the current application architecture and technologies incorporated in our enterprise systems. 4. Lead in the design and analyze of performance health monitoring strategies used to proactively identify potential performance issues in the enterprise infrastructure or global software applications. 5. Understand the Solution Development Process. Lead in identifying areas where Performance Engineering tasks need to be included in the deliverables and provide estimates for the task efforts. 6. Works to develop business relationships and integrate activities with other IT departments as appropriate to ensure successful implementation and support project efforts. Fosters and maintain good relationships with business customers and IT colleagues to meet expected customer service levels. 7. Leads medium to large projects or serve as development lead on any size project. Develops technical estimates and timeframes for all project life cycle phases. Mentors others in good estimation techniques and ensure accuracy of estimates done by team members. 8. Mentors less experienced performance engineers. Manages technical work of contractors. Sets professional example and fosters teamwork and excellent communication among team members. Serves as role model to the team in development business relationships and integration of activities with other IT departments as appropriate to ensure successful implementation and support project efforts. Job Qualifications: 1. 5+ years in Performance engineering 2. Expert knowledge of automated load testing tools and techniques 3. Expert knowledge of Microsoft system monitoring and performance troubleshooting 4. Ability to communicate written and verbally with non-technical audiences 5. Ability to quickly understand new technologies Expert knowledge of Web protocols Warm Regards, Priya Web2 Technologies Inc. Plainsboro, NJ 08536 (o) 732 609 3568 Email: [email protected]
