The Role
We are seeking a skilled Performance Engineer to optimize and enhance the efficiency, scalability, and reliability of our applications and systems. The ideal candidate will have expertise in performance testing, analysis, and tuning, ensuring our software solutions meet the highest performance standards.
Your responsibilities:
* Data Analysis, Capacity Planning, Performance Metrics, and Scalability Testing. Ability to analyse system performance metrics, identify trends, and recommend improvements.
* Workload Modelling : Extracting data from production environments to understand user behaviour and system usage patterns .Designing performance test scenarios that mimic real-world usage, including peak loads and typical user interactions and continuously analysing test results and adjusting workload models to ensure accuracy and relevance
* Database Management: Strong understanding of database performance tuning, indexing, and query optimization
* Programming Skills: Knowledge of any programming languages such as Python, or any other language for scripting and automation
* Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve performance issues
* Performance Testing: Proficiency in performance testing tools like LoadRunner, JMeter, and Gatling to simulate user load and identify bottlenecks.
Your Profile
Essential skills/knowledge/experience:
* Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, DevOps. CI/CD.
* JMeter, LoadRunner, or Gatling.
* Monitor and analyse system performance using APM tools such as New Relic, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, or Splunk
Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:
* Design, develop, and execute performance test plans, scripts, and scenarios
* using tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or Gatling.
* Identify performance bottlenecks, conduct root cause analysis, and suggest
* optimisations for software applications, databases, and infrastructure.
* Work closely with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to ensure
* performance best practices are integrated into the software development
* lifecycle (SDLC).
* Monitor and analyse system performance using APM tools such as New Relic,
* Dynatrace, AppDynamics, or Splunk.
LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.
Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.
