SSUSA Job #809: Senior Performance Engineer

Job Description

SENIOR PERFORMANCE ENGINEER


Summary:

The Senior Performance Engineer is responsible for ensuring new systems and application changes to meet performance requirements and do not negatively impact the performance of existing systems and applications.  Responsibilities include writing scripts in Perl/Python/Shell/Java, maintaining and executing performance testing and analysis scripts using a variety of home grown and off the shelf tools.  Reporting to the QA Performance Manger, the performance engineer will execute load and capacity tests, analyze results from all available sources (application logs, network capture, OS, etc.), and make deployment and scalability recommendations based on findings. Must have experience in the financial industry.

Key requirements:

      1.                 Good experience with Perl/Python/shell and Java

 

2.                 Good understanding about Linux/Windows

3.                 Strong analytical skills

4.                 Ability to manage projects with minimal supervision

 

5.                 Good understanding about Network protocols, analyze network captures


·        Ability to write SQL queries, SQL programming a plus

·        Ability to identify and troubleshoot issues at all levels including operating system, component, database, network

·        Obtain and analyze system utilization statistics

·        Performance analysis and reporting, produce concise meaningful reports to provide senior management with the data needed to make mission critical planning and budgeting decisions

·        Effective defect tracking and reporting

·                       Domain Knowledge of FX Trading

·        Networking a strong plus, ability to interpret network captures with  TCP/IP experience DUMP output is a +

·        GC tuning knowledge

·        Automation tools like QTP

·        Create and maintain test inventory using ALM or similar tool

·        Coding with Microsoft Office VBA

·        Experience with Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint

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Job Location
Livingston, NJ

Position Type
Permanent

Salary Range
TBD