Job Description

Job Summary:

Our client is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join their team! This position is located in Irving, Texas.

Duties:

• Design and execute performance tests to evaluate the system's responsiveness, stability, scalability, and resource usage
• Identify performance bottlenecks and provide recommendations for improvements
• Analyze test results and generate detailed performance reports
• Conduct resiliency tests to ensure the system can handle failures and recover gracefully
• Implement and test failure scenarios to validate the system's fault tolerance
• Recommend and validate resiliency patterns such as circuit breakers, bulkheads, and retries
• Set up and maintain performance monitoring tools to continuously track system performance
• Analyze performance metrics and logs to detect and diagnose performance issues in real-time
• Perform capacity planning to ensure the system can handle expected and peak loads
• Provide recommendations for scaling resources based on performance data and future growth projections
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to optimize code, database queries, and infrastructure configurations
• Recommend best practices for performance tuning and optimization
• Recommend and configure performance parameters for Kubernetes clusters, such as resource limits, requests, and autoscaling policies
• Ensure optimal performance of containerized applications running in Kubernetes environments
• Recommend and implement resiliency patterns like circuit breakers, rate limiters, and fallback mechanisms to enhance system reliability
• Validate the effectiveness of these patterns through testing and monitoring
• Document performance testing methodologies, tools, and best practices
• Provide training and support to development and operations teams on performance and resiliency best practices
• Evaluate and improve performance testing and monitoring processes
• Stay updated with the latest performance engineering tools, techniques, and industry trends

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker
• String scripting skills in languages such as Bash, Python
• Effective problem-solving and analytical skills
• Must be familiar with observability and APM tools like Splunk, ELK, AppDynamics etc.
• Good understanding of architecture patterns and resiliency
• Programing experience in Java and Spring boot
• Strong microservices application support experience
• Proficient understanding of algorithms, data structures, architectural design patterns and best practices
• Experience with Cloud is required

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

The approximate pay range for this position is between $37.00 and $53.00 . Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.

Job Tags

Similar Jobs