Systems Performance Engineer

General Purpose:

 

Reporting to the Quality Assurance and Testing Manager, you will lead the load testing and scalability evaluation of the Microsoft based web applications, troubleshooting performance issues and recommending fixes and best practices.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

 

· Design, document, and develop automated load tests

· Execute performance and stress tests and gather results

· Analyze test results to identify problems and suggest improvements

· Work with development and support to resolve performance issues

· Provide input into overall system architecture and features in development regarding performance

· Maintain testing infrastructure and environments

 

Requirements:

 

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

· 8-10 years of experience in technical or development role

· 3+ years of experience with automated testing tools

· 2+ years of experience testing applications for performance and scalability

· Thorough understanding of Microsoft web development technologies, especially ASP.NET

· Thorough understanding of database technologies, especially Microsoft SQL Server and T-SQL

· Ability to analyze complex problems, and develop integrated, creative solutions

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills