Performance Analyst

Responsibilities:   Â·  Oversees and ensures the following activities are met for project deliverables ·  Identify Service level agreements ·  Define and Calculate Workload·  Creates performance test plan ·   Define appropriate approach/strategy for capacity and performance risk assessments ·  Design, size and assist building the Load Test environments to be representative of production where appropriate ·  Develop Analytical models · Assist in creating the required Test data ·Instrument Compute assets with appropriate metrics for performance and capacity monitoring · Conducts technical data analysis·  Develops preliminary and final findings reports, whitepapers and presentations regarding capacity and performance risk assessments ·  Develops capacity and performance models of the systems Implements, monitors, and identifies variances and/or opportunities to optimize computer workloads · Competency to automate performance monitoring and capture metrics through use of various programming languages and utilities Arbitrates multiple component issues on performance and scalability improvements. ·  Program leads resolution of performance issues · Coordinates with project managers to help incorporate performance engineering principles in custom development or COTS  integration projects · Works closely with project teams to provide assistance and oversight to ensure performance principles are incorporated ·Researches requirements, and assists in preparation of performance guidelines. · Contributes to performance assessments regarding software technology and tools selection ·Develops formal mentoring relationships with performance engineers and project teams. ·Develops and submits at least one article per year for publication in a trade/industry/partner publication. · Makes presentations to technical staff, and decision-makers regarding performance engineering practices Required Skills Â·  Requires 5-15+ years experience developing and/or leading capacity and performance initiatives. Core skills include:· Capacity planning• Performance testing• System modeling and forecasting• Demand (workload) capture• Instrumentation techniques of IT components• Writing and presentation• Program leadership• ·  Requires 3+ years of continuous experience developing and/or leading performance issues on projects, such as: • ·  Defining workloads• Defining and/or documenting service level agreements (SLAs)• Test case and data development• Test defect analysis and tracking• Test metric analysiso Test performance engineering •·  Experience with one or more architectural components such as Wintel serverso IBM midrange servers (AIX)o EMC and IBM Storages Cisco networking gearo Citrix and Terminal service so WebSphereo Oblix o Tivoli DB2, Oracle, Cache, MSSQLo HP/Mercury test and monitoring tools VMwareo Windows OS, Active Directory• ·  Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills•·  Bachelor’s degree• Proven track record of producing developing capacity and/or performance-focused white papers and theories• Extensive and current experience working in a large corporation that has high transactional and high up-time availability requirements. · Personable and diplomatic team player, with the ability to manage, motivate and work well in a team environment     Job Title: Performance Analyst Company: Covansys ( a CSC Company) Location: Pleasanton, CA 94566 Status: Full Time, Employee Job Category: Information Technology Company: Covansys ( a CSC Company) Email: Apply by Email Reference Code: CA50532