What are the responsibilities and job description for the Performance Engineer position at xScion?
Location: Remote (United States)
We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Performance Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing and supporting synthetic monitors, ensuring system performance, and partnering with stakeholders to drive performance optimization initiatives. This role requires hands-on experience with Dynatrace Enterprise Platform, scripting expertise, and a proactive approach to addressing performance challenges. Availability for weekend and after-hours support is required.
As a Performance Engineer, You Will:
- Synthetic Monitoring Development & Support: Design, implement, and maintain synthetic monitors to track application and system performance
- Adherence to Standards: Follow defined practices, guidelines, and protocols to ensure consistency and reliability in performance monitoring
- Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with customers to gather and understand performance monitoring requirements based on their needs and tool capabilities
- Organizational Change Management: Assist in change management activities to integrate performance monitoring solutions seamlessly into operations
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with the Product Owner to develop engagement strategies and training materials, ensuring successful adoption of performance tools and practices
- Incident Support: Provide weekend and after-hours support to address urgent performance issues promptly.
To Be Successful, You Need:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Dynatrace Expertise: At least 2 years of experience in supporting and configuring Dynatrace Enterprise Platform
- Scripting Skills: Proficiency in Java scripting (2 years) and experience with HTTP/Browser scripting tools and capabilities
- Synthetic Scripting: Knowledge of synthetic scripting tools to create effective performance tests and monitors
- Incident Management: Familiarity with incident management systems to track and resolve performance issues efficiently
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- US Citizenship required.
Preferred Skills:
- Automation: Experience with Ansible as a power user and familiarity with other automation tools
- Load Testing: Previous experience in load testing to identify system bottlenecks and improve scalability
- Network Monitoring: Hands-on experience in network monitoring to optimize system communication
- Front-End Development: Knowledge of front-end web development practices to enhance application performance.
We’re Transforming RegTech Organizations:
At xScion, we Turn Change Into Value. We help clients in highly regulated industries start or accelerate their digital transformation initiatives by shifting their mindset and goals into smaller, actionable steps that create lasting value. With more than 20 years of experience supporting Regulatory Technology (RegTech), xScion provides both domain experts and tailored solutions to help organizations navigate complex compliance and technology requirements. We specialize in Business Agility, Cloud Transformation and Organizational Change Management solutions for clients in Financial Services, Public Sector, Nonprofits and Healthcare. Our experts help prepare and create change to clients’ processes, technology and culture in order to improve operational efficiencies and the customer experience. As a certified Woman-Owned Small Business, we are proud to be the most trusted solutions partner that business and technology leaders count on to deliver lasting, impactful value.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. xScion takes affirmative action in support of its policy to employ and advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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