Performance Engineer - Eden Prairie, MN or Boston, MA

Primary Responsibilities:

Partner with Developers, DBA’s, Enterprise Architects, Shared Services teams, Performance Engineers and Product Managers to develop robust performance testing approach for a web - based application
Responsible for identifying performance tuning opportunities by reviewing Java code written by other developers, configuration files, SQL queries and make recommendations to other developers in the team
Explore new tools and utilities to automate performance testing, results analysis and debugging process
Automate test data setup for performance testing and repeatability of the test
Responsible for bottleneck isolation using smart monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, SiteScope, Splunk, Appdynamics, jmeter etc.
Monitor application / infrastructure performance, document issues by collaborating with other Developers / DBA / Other Engineers to identify performance issue resolution
Generate periodic test reports showing performance test results comparing to the target performance goals
Come up with innovative ideas / suggestions to resolve complex performance issues / defects
Present test results and recommendations to project teams and Business / IT leaders
Participate and provide input in system analysis, design walkthroughs and Code reviews
Comply with standards of the software development life cycle and agile processes
Meet or exceed all defined target test goals and milestone dates for the project in order to ensure its overall success
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Required Qualifications:

Minimum 10+ years of Software development experience in a web application environment
Minimum 7+years of prior “hands - on” development experience using technologies such as Java / JEE, Groovy, Spring, Maven
5+ years of development experience in Web - based application, Database, Webservices, API’s, Batch / ETL components. Should have very good understanding of various application tiers and middle - ware in a web - based development environment
3+ years of experience using one or more performance monitoring tools (Dynatrace, Splunk, appdynamics, Jmeter etc)
3+ Years of hands - on development experience with PL / SQL, XML / JSON, Flat / Delimited files, MQ messages, EDI X12 files
3+ years of hands - on development experience with UNIX
Exposure to incremental agile software development methodologies. Prior experience in working closely with Developers and Architects in solving software performance issues
Ability to anticipate problems proactively and take appropriate actions to mitigate negative impact
Experience in creating and implementing performance test methodologies, processes, and innovative smart tools
Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering
Prior experience with Load Runner, QTP, Spock, Selenium and other automation testing tools
Prior experiences working with EDI X12 (274, 834, 837, 278) files is a plus
Strong troubleshooting and reasoning skills; the ability to debug and resolve difficult technical problems
Ability to work independently
Ability to anticipate problems proactively and take appropriate actions to mitigate negative impact
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