Principal Performance Test Engineer

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?  

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact.  We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential applications, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

AES focuses on providing the necessary models (e.g., applications and technology), governance, and practices for defining, planning, and managing Business and IT Capabilities while reducing risks and increasing efficiencies for the organization.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive.
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location.
• Pension / Retirement benefits 
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee). 

The impact you will have in this role:

We have an immediate requirement for a Principal Performance Test Engineer to join our passionate Performance Engineering team. The Performance Architect is a software engineer and performance analyst with a passion for optimizing the performance of applications. This highly technical position is responsible for the performance engineering of DTCC mainframe computing environments and providing analytical stress evaluations of applications/systems and service level compliance using statistical, analytical, and simulation methods. They will work hand-in-hand with developers and test engineers to deliver high performing, business-critical applications.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Handle the performance testing of large-scale securities trading applications - functional and non-functional testing preferred.
• Key Performance and Volume metrics relationship modeling
• Understanding of queuing networks modeling and simulation modeling concepts and experience with one of the industry standard analytic modeling tools – Team Quest and BMC
• Expertise in writing and/or designing custom tools for performance testing (input simulation) and analysis (data analysis, monitoring and reporting). Time series analysis and forecasting
• Knowledge in scripting (Unix shell, Python, Jenkins)
• Experience using JMS/IBM-MQ messaging system
• Understanding of RESTful web service, JSON, and XML
• Experience in Relational Databases, preferably DB2/Oracle
• Expert MS Office skills. Effective use of Excel statistical functions and advanced Power Point presentation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working with Agile teams (preferably scrum)
• In-depth knowledge of the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience in the financial services industry

Qualifications:

•Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline with Master’s or equivalent experience

•Minimum of 7 years of related experience

•Minimum of 6 years of experience in performance engineering (analysis, testing, and tuning)

•Minimum of 7 years of mainframe experience: JCL, COBOL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, MQ, REXX, SQL, scheduling, sort tools

•Desired skills: REXX, SAS

Talents Needed for Success:

•Experience with multi-technology end-to-end testing (distributed and mainframe systems) preferred

•Substantial knowledge of the functionality and performance aspects of the above computing platforms

•Experience in advanced statistical and analytical modeling 

•Excellent analytical skills including:

•Data exploration, analysis and presentation utilizing descriptive statistics and graphical techniques

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.