Performance Test Engineer

Job Description

This position offers the unique opportunity to develop and apply your cutting-edge knowledge of application development related methods and tools to create results and insights that will accelerate the transformation of our business model, and to work with business specialists across Maersk Group.This is an extremely exciting time to join a fast paced, growing and dynamic team that solves some of the toughest problems in the industry and builds the future of trade & logistics.At A.P. Moller - Maersk we focus on the individual s development and the right candidate will have broad possibilities to further develop competencies in an environment characterized by change and continuous progress.The role of the performance engineer is to design, build, test and analyse results to form effective performance testing outcomes. You will be responsible for conducting thorough performance tests on applications, as well as tuning, troubleshooting and isolating complex issues with integrated applications, hardware and middleware components.You will be responsible for finding and implementing solutions for these issues, the discovery of which will include analysis of application and architectural design, code profiling, system monitoring and log analysis.You will be required to work within an agile development environment, and should be committed to delivering expected software and releasing it quickly, efficiently and with increasing quality.This is a hands-on position that requires a high level of technical aptitude, good communication skills and a firm commitment to quality and performance.Key Responsibilities:Pro-actively analyses current processes and practises, suggesting and driving improvements for performance test and engineering delivery.Actively participates in the development of test strategies, test estimating, test planning.Can work as part of a scrum team with Product, BA, Developers, and ArchitectsWorks collaboratively with developers so that test failures are found as early as possible.Works with other test practitioners and the test manager to ensure we maintain best test practice across the departmentAnalyses products and technologies and makes appropriate suggestions to influence technical direction and use of technologies after making necessary evaluations.Is results oriented and has a high degree of accountability, commitment and responsibility. The expectation is that involving a performance engineer in a project is a guarantee of obtaining positive outcomes in that area.Provides guidance and helps design, configure, implement, maintain and monitor systems that in turn support continuous delivery systems and outcomes.Applies a broad knowledge of performance testing principles, practices and procedures to uncover application bottlenecks and facilitate resolution with development and other engineering teamsWork hand in hand with Capacity and Planning to analyse test results and call out any discrepancies against NFRs, SLAs or OLAs.Conducts application and code profiling to isolate root cause for complex performance issuesTroubleshoot issues across the entire stack hardware, software, application and networkResearch industry trends and technologies, and promote adoption of best-in-class tools and technologiesPrototype software test tools and strategies and incorporate reusable assets to support both Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery models.Able to work with business to define Performance NFRs, SLAs or OLAs and identify Business transactions for testingUnderstands test data requirements and takes steps to build data-driven scenariosCollaborates with developers, DBAs, and infra teams to help resolve performance issues.Work with development and product teams to measure, analyse, and help optimize the performance and scalability of new feature and releasesWork with Dev Ops and Architecture team to integrate benchmark testing into CI processes.Provide recommendations on Application Code and Architecture ReviewPresent relevant, clear data and metrics to various audiences technical and non-technicalProvide mentoring on best practices in code and infrastructure optimization, monitoring and proactive issue mitigationReview codebase and make recommendations for improving performanceReview each entire application stack and execute initiatives to reduce failures, defects and issues with overall performanceReview capacity plans and production usage statistics to create suitable usage profile and breakpoint analysis to ensure acceptable levels of performanceShow More We are looking forAbility to work with teams, to influence, to co-operate, and to collaborateSelf-development skills to keep up to date with fast-changing trendsStrong practitioner level background in, and at least 5+ years of working in performance engineering tooling.Thorough understanding of SDLC, specifically automated QA processes in agile development environmentsA strong engineering, scientific or mathematical background and good communication abilities are essential.Experience Testing enterprise applications deployed to cloud environmentsExpert knowledge of Windows Server and Unix/Linux at scale.Building test infrastructures using containerization technologies such as Docker and working within continuous delivery / continuous release pipeline processesStrong Working Knowledge in JAVA, Selenium, CucumberGood understanding of API technologies like RESTful, SOAPUI, MQ, etc.Experienced in Framework Management technologies like Maven, Ant or GradleExperience of using relational database e.g Oracle, MySQL & exposure to NOSQL DB sExperience in working with any one of the following Continuous Integration tools: Jenkins, Hudson, Team City, Bamboo, Anthillpro, GITExperience in using software development techniques like KANBAN or JIRA3+ years experience programming in Java, C#, C++, or other common programming language2+ years of experience as a performance test engineer working with tools such as HP Performance Center (LoadRunner), JMeter, or othersIn-depth knowledge of software development technology, principles, methods, tools, and practices and industry standards and trendsUnderstands system scalability concepts and develops methodologies to validate system capabilitiesStrong experience with commercial and open source code profiling tools (AppDynamics, Introscope, DynaTrace, JProfiler, JProbe, etc.)Experience working in an Agile and/or DevOps development environmentExperience with cloud-based performance testing and related environments (such as Azure)-PreferredExperience in application architecture and design techniques and familiarity with data modeling and relational database techniques - PreferredFamiliarity with DevOps and Continuous Integration concepts - PreferredDemonstrate a technical aptitude to do a deep-dive into problem areas and contribute to redesigns that are faster, cleaner, and require less maintenance - PreferredAbility to write and understand complex SQL queries - Preferred,

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