Black Duck Software, Inc.
application security
PerformanceEngineer4
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“Performance Engineer 4 at Black Duck Software, Inc.. Skills: performance engineering, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), performance testing tools, scripting languages, database performance tuning, performance monitoring tools. Deploy and set up test instances and PostgreSQL OR Any databases on-prem on Linux and in the cloud in AWS OR GCP leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins and working heavily in the command-line. Troubleshoot deployment issues, test issues, and product”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot deployment issues, test issues, and product issues; Diagnosing bottlenecks in PostgreSQL queries or other relational database queries; diagnose issues and bottlenecks; investigate and mitigate problems found in testing
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of dedicated performance engineering experience, Experience with Linux, Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, Experience with GCP and/or AWS, Experience with LoadRunner, JMeter, or other performance testing tools, Experience with scripting, such as with Bash, Perl, or Python, Experience diagnosing bottlenecks in PostgreSQL queries or other relational database queries, Experience with performance monitoring tools such as New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog
Nice to Have
performance engineering with complex, containerized, distributed products in the cloud
What You'll Do.
Deploy and set up test instances and PostgreSQL OR Any databases on-prem on Linux and in the cloud in AWS OR GCP leveraging Docker
and Jenkins and working heavily in the command-line
Troubleshoot deployment issues
Develop performance tests using tools such as LoadRunner
Apache Benchmark (ab)
and custom tools and scripts written in Python
and use whatever it takes to diagnose issues and bottlenecks and gain insights
File and track product issues in Jira with sufficient details for developers to reproduce and fix the issues
Improve automation so that more time can be spent analyzing measurements rather than just obtaining them
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with engineering teams to investigate and mitigate problems found in testing
Communication Scope
communicate proactively
Process & Methodology
Take ownership of tasks
Full Job Description
Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle. Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open-source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle. Key Responsibilities: • Deploy and set up test instances and PostgreSQL OR Any databases on-prem on Linux and in the cloud in AWS OR GCP leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins and working heavily in the command-line. • Troubleshoot deployment issues, test issues, and product issues. • Develop performance tests using tools such as LoadRunner, DevWeb (JavaScript), Apache Benchmark (ab), and Cypress, and custom tools and scripts written in Python, Perl, Bash, and SQL. • Monitor, analyze, and use whatever it takes to diagnose issues and bottlenecks and gain insights, including but not limited to: test results, Jenkins logs, application logs, PostgreSQL logs, Docker, Kubernetes, NetData, Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic, Datadog, AWS or GCP cloud monitoring, RabbitMQ, custom PostgreSQL OR DBA queries. • File and track product iss
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