Charles River Development
Financial Services
PrincipalQAPerformanceEngineer,AVP
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“Principal QA Performance Engineer, AVP at Charles River Development. Skills: Performance Testing Tools, APM/ Observability Tools, Bottleneck analysis. Assess and analyze performance of products. Identify potential bottlenecks”
What You'll Achieve.
efficient and effective product delivery
Industry & Context.
critical thinking; problem-solving skills; bottleneck analysis
Travel may be required on a limited basis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
B. S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study or Business with an MIS background, 10-12 years of experience in Performance Test Engineering in a process driven technology environment on Cloud based infrastructure, Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills involving multi-tiered, high-performance database applications, Extensive experience with Performance Testing Tools (LoadRunner, JMeter, NeoLoad or equivalent), Extensive experience with APM/ Observability Tools (Dynatrace, Datadog, AppDynamics etc), Extensive experience with bottleneck analysis, Experience with C#, Java, SQL, Powershell and Bash, Familiar with Windows OS, Demonstrated experience implementing and executing performance testing against web, native/desktop applications, APIs and batch applications, Demonstrated ability translating business requirements into comprehensive non-functional and technical test plans, A minimum of 5 years working with an Agile development methodology
Nice to Have
MS degree strongly preferred, Good to have experience in one or more industry standard profiling tools, Good to have Dev Ops skills, Knowledge in Financial Services a plus
What You'll Do.
Assess and analyze performance of products
Identify potential bottlenecks
Provide support and assistance to customers
Understand Non-Functional Requirements
Create and maintain Performance Test Frameworks
Create Performance test plans
Create and execute automated performance tests
organize and maintain Test Artifacts
Spin up and tear down Test Environments
Document software defects
Proactively communicate issues
Adhere to a testing schedule
Participate in agile software development process
Attend daily standups
Participate in sprint planning
Participate in backlog grooming
Participate in retrospectives
Participate in Cross Functional Team activities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with the Product Owners; Work closely with Scrum Teams; Work closely with Implementation Teams; Work closely with Professional Services; Communicate issues with developers; Communicate issues with other project team members; Participate in Cross Functional Team activities
Communication Scope
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Process & Methodology
Agile development methodology
Full Job Description
Job Description **Summary:** Work as a senior member of a Perf Engg scrum team to assess and analyze performance of Charles River’s products. Identify potential bottlenecks and come up with possible recommendations. Provide support and assistance to customers and other teams within Charles River. **Responsibilities:** * Work closely with the Product Owners, Scrum Teams, Implementation Teams or Professional Services to understand the Non-Functional Requirements of product/ projects * Create and maintain functionality within Performance Test Frameworks * Create comprehensive Performance test plans from Non-functional Requirements * Create and execute automated performance tests * Create, organize and maintain Test Artifacts * Analyze test results to identify potential bottlenecks * Spin up and tear down Test Environments as and when required * Document software defects in issue tracking system; proactively communicate issues with developers and other project team members * Adhere to a testing schedule to ensure efficient and effective product delivery * Actively participate in the agile software development process by adhering to the CRD Scrum methodology including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives * Participate in Cross Functional Team activities as needed **Qualifications:** **Education:** B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study or Business with an MIS background. MS degree strongly preferred. **Experience:** * 10-12 years of experience in Performance Test Engineering in a process driven technology environment on Cloud based infrastructure * Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills involving multi-tiered, high-performance database applications * Extensive experience with Performance Testing Tools (LoadRunner, JMeter, NeoLoad or equivalent) * Extensive experience with APM/ Observability Tools (Dynatrace
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