Performance Engineer

Performance Engineer

On behalf of our client in the Banking Sector, PROCOM is looking for a Performance Engineer.

Performance Engineer – Job Description

Monitor service, productivity and assess efficiency levels within own function and implement continuous process / performance improvements where opportunities exist

Actively seek continuous improvement and automation opportunities within the testing process

Acquire and apply expertise in the quality engineering discipline, provide guidance, assistance and direction to others

Identify, recommend and effectively execute standard practices applicable to the discipline

Adhere to internal policies / procedures and applicable regulatory guidelines

Keep abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts

Collaboratively engage with relevant stakeholders at all levels, both internal and external, to shift from finding defects to proactively preventing defects

Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite

May lead work streams by acting as a project lead / subject matter expert for small scale projects / initiatives in accordance with project management methodologies

Serve as a partner and provide ongoing support to the enterprise and / or business, aligning to bank's Testing Methodology and QE best-practices

Analyze the end-to-end solution (business, solution requirements, architecture, blueprints, etc.) requirements to recommend pragmatic and sound test specific solutions for own area; may analyze, develop, debug, and maintain test suites (automated / manual), traceability matrix; and log defects / assist in defect resolution, as required

Performance Engineer – Mandatory Skills

Performance Engineering background

Track record of leading successful large scale Infrastructure projects

6+ years of leading performance test engineering

5+ years of Performance Testing / Monitoring of Web Applications

Candidates MUST be able to code with a programming language using standard software development practices like unit testing and iterative development

Possess good knowledge of network and edge technologies

Demonstrate excellent Linux fundamentals and a solid understanding of diagnosing system utilization

Experience working with Agile methodologies

Possess excellent documentation and communication skills, with the ability to influence others

Familiarity with CI / CD pipeline for performance testing

Experience with Performance test framework development and automation

Experience working with large scale distributed systems & large data volumes

Performance Engineer - Nice to Have Skills

Experience with some of the following technologies and services :

Cloud-based Infrastructure as a Service (especially Azure)

Container-based service schedulers (e.g., Docker, ECS, Kubernetes, etc.)

MySQL, Java, Python

Perf tools like JMeter, LoadRunner etc.

Log management tools (Splunk)

Monitoring systems (Prometheus, Dynatrace, Datadog)

Performance Engineer - Assignment Start Date

ASAP – 12 months to start

Performance Engineer - Assignment Location

Toronto, ON – Work Hybrid