Performance Tester (Closed)
SkillStorm is seeking a Performance Tester for our client in Charlotte, North Carolina, Richardson, Texas, OR Jersey City, New Jersey. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.
Description:
- Define performance best practices
- Strong understanding of performance best practices including JVM settings
- Network Variability impact on Performance of distributed systems
- Ability to lead performance optimization efforts with a strong command of complex performance issues and the ability to direct component owners ( network, database, appdev, server OS/WAS, storage, etc.)
- Provide guidance to testers on performance plan creation, test script creation and execution for complex issues
- Participate in performance test requirements reviews for large scale critical efforts
- Leverage profiling tools (i.e. dynaTrace & AppDynamics) to analyze and define performance characteristics of an application, recommend enhancements, and trouble shoot bottlenecks.
- Performance trouble shooting (heap dump & thread dump analysis)
- Application and infrastructure scaling analysis and recommendations
- J2EE and/or .Net Diagnostic Skills
- Performance results preparation and presentation for large efforts
Required Skills:
- Strong tools experience required – Microsoft Excel, Project, Visio and SharePoint
- Ability to manage multiple projects and work activities to meet deadlines and develop project management reporting.
- Demonstrated strong analytical and strong task management skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong attention to detail
- Strong negotiation and mediation skills as well as an ability to be diplomatic in dealings with a variety of areas across the company.
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a team and independently.
- Able to maintain a high degree of customer / client / sponsor satisfaction while also maintaining necessary project controls.
- Proficient in the following tools;
- dynaTrace
- AppDynamics
- LoadRunner/Performance Center
- Splunk
Desired:
- Previous Development Experience Desired The candidate(s) must possess exceptional written and verbal communication skills; and be able to demonstrate those skills to a varying level of internal & external resources, to include senior leadership. The candidate should be self-motivated and be able to detect a major concern that should be escalated to management for resolution. Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical personnel.
- Ability to work or lead a technical team from diversified geography and culture to complete strategic planning, mission-critical design and development work.
- Strong results-oriented awareness, with an optimistic and enterprising attitude.
- Experience in diagnosing complex technical issues.
- JMeter experience
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