Dynatrace - Application Performance Engineer
Job Title : Dynatrace - Application Performance Engineer
Location : Toronto, ON (3x onsite a week)
Employment Type : Contract
We are seeking an experienced Application Performance Engineer to lead the Observability function for Capital Markets Technology. In this role, you will collaborate with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Application Support, Infrastructure, and Development teams to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and reliability of enterprise applications. You will be responsible for monitoring, analyzing, tuning, and alerting on application performance across multiple environments. This position is critical to our operational excellence strategy and will play a key role in advancing our reliability engineering practices within the Capital Markets domain.
Key Responsibilities
- Utilize Dynatrace to monitor application health and troubleshoot performance issues.
- Implement performance monitoring strategies for GBM applications.
- Conduct performance testing (load, stress, endurance) and analyze results to identify bottlenecks.
- Collaborate with development teams to optimize code, queries, and configurations for improved performance.
- Provide recommendations for capacity planning and scalability improvements.
- Develop dashboards and reports to communicate performance metrics to stakeholders.
- Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for performance-related issues.
- Stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies in Application Performance Engineering.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.5+ years of experience in application performance engineering or a related role.Strong proficiency with Dynatrace.Solid knowledge of performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner).Understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud environments.Experience with scripting languages (Python, Shell) and automation frameworks.Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.Preferred Certifications
SRE Foundation or Practitioner (e.g., from DevOps Institute).ITIL v4 Foundation or Practitioner.Base pay range : CA$45.00 / hr - CA$50.00 / hr
Seniority level : Mid-Senior level
Job function : Engineering and Information Technology
Industries : IT Services and IT Consulting
#J-18808-Ljbffr