Performance Engineer

NextLabs is the leading provider of policy-driven information risk management (IRM) software for large enterprises, provides an exciting opportunity for Performance engineers to join hands with highly talented product development teams in producing documentation for the next generation data protection and entitlement manager products. Our customers include many prominent enterprises in Aerospace & Defense, Financial Services, and High-Tech Manufacturing and Engineering industries. NextLab's flagship data protection and entitlement management products, Enterprise Data Protection and Compliant Enterprise, combine with the Cloud Az XACML-based policy management platform with integrated content aware and identity-driven enforcement technology to offer the most comprehensive information risk management (IRM) solution. Our products preserve confidentiality, prevent data loss, and ensure compliance across more channels and more points, within a single unified solution with the unmatched user acceptance and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

We are looking for a talented Performance Engineer for our award-winning Information Risk Management products You will be responsible for designing performance test architecture, test plans, executing performance tests and building performance benchmark for cloud and on-premises applications. Join a rapidly growing company that delivers solutions for an increasingly critical component of information technology.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Planning

• Design performance test architecture, strategy, and test plans for both cloud-native and on-premises applications
• Build performance test workload models that accurately simulate real world load scenarios.

Test Development &Execution

• Build and maintain scalable, portable, and configurable test scripts.
• Execute a comprehensive range of performance tests including load, stress, volume, endurance, spike, breakpoint, and concurrent testing.
• Execute performance compatibility testing across various cloud and on-premises platforms.

Analysis & Optimization

• Analyze performance metrics such as response time, throughput, resource utilization, and error rate
• Compare system performance across varying levels of physical resources including memory, CPU, disk, and network.
• Conduct performance profiling across the entire software stack to identify bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with the Engineering team to address identified issues and optimize product performance.

Benchmarking & Reporting

• Build performance benchmarks at both component and application levels
• Deliver clear and actionable end-user performance test reports
• Collaborate with the Engineering team to develop system capacity planning guidelines based on performance data.

Continuous Improvement

• Stay current with the latest trends, tools, and best practices in performance testing and engineering.

Requirements

We welcome applications from fresh graduates who demonstrate strong analytical thinking and an eagerness to build expertise in performance engineering. Candidates with 5 or more years of experience will be considered for senior or lead roles.

Education & Experience

• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in performance testing or engineering of enterprise software applications is preferred but not required for entry-level applicants.

Performance Engineering & Testing

• Good understanding of system architecture, including databases, networks, servers and cloud infrastructure.
• Good understanding of the software stack from the application down to the OS and CPU levels.
• Ability to understand and assess performance testing requirements and prerequisites.
• Familiarity with or experience in designing test plans that accurately simulate real-world usage patterns, including load, stress, volume, endurance, spike, breakpoint, and concurrent testing
• Scripting skills to build and automate performance tests, with a willingness to develop further.
• Familiarity with or experience in performance testing of web applications, APIs, and databases.
• Good understanding of industry-leading performance test tools such as JMeter and LoadRunner.
• Familiarity with building performance benchmarks and workloads, and interpreting performance analysis results.
• Experience or familiarity with application performance monitoring and profiling tools to identify bottlenecks.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret test results and recommend optimizations.

Soft Skills

• Strong teamwork skills and a collaborative, can-do attitude.
• Self-motivated with a strong learning mindset and the ability to rapidly acquire new skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication abilities.

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