Onsite Architect/Performance Engineering Architect:

• Proven 10+ years of experience as a Performance Architect with AppDynamics & LoadRunner.
• Should work with DBAs, Sys Admins, and Development teams to provide recommendations and guide the offshore Apexon team to perform various performance testing to identify performance issues.
• Development experience with expertise in system design – Nice to have , but should be aware of how to fix the issues.
• Top skills: AppDynamics or Dynatrace & LoadRunner Performance Architect experience.

Position Description:

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven 10+ years of experience as a Performance Architect with AppDynamics & LoadRunner.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong expertise in performance analysis, testing, and optimization for distributed systems.
• Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., LoadRunner, JMeter, Gatling, Apache Benchmark).
• Deep knowledge of system architecture, application design, and infrastructure.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with coding and scripting languages (Java, Python, Shell, etc.).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically about system performance challenges.
• Experience with monitoring and profiling tools (e.g., New Relic, Dynatrace, AppDynamics).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead performance engineering efforts to ensure that software applications meet the required performance standards.
• Collaborate with development teams to design scalable architectures and optimize code for performance.
• Analyze system performance bottlenecks and provide actionable recommendations for improvements.
• Define performance testing strategies, conduct load and stress testing, and review performance benchmarks.
• Monitor and measure performance throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Implement automated performance monitoring and alerting systems.
• Work with infrastructure teams to ensure optimal configuration of servers, databases, and networks for performance.
• Provide performance tuning for both hardware and software systems.
• Educate and mentor engineering teams on best practices for performance engineering.
• Investigate and resolve complex performance-related issues.
• Conduct performance reviews and audits of existing systems.
• Produce detailed performance reports and communicate findings to stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced certifications in performance engineering or related areas.
• Knowledge of database optimization (SQL and NoSQL).
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and service-oriented architecture (SOA).
• Experience in optimizing cloud-native applications.
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior Level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

IT Services and IT Consulting