Performance Engineer

Company: Fidelity Investments
Location: Provo
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

Job Description:

The Role

Fidelity Investments is looking for an initiative-taking associate with expertise in performance engineering and production operations. As a Performance Engineer, you will be responsible for providing performance testing services across a diverse set of applications, technologies, and teams. You will also work closely with engineering teams to deploy applications, will participate in an on-call rotation, and will work with enterprise infrastructure teams to maintain, and support on-prem, non-production, and production infrastructure.

The Expertise We are Looking For

• Bachelors' Degree in a technical field and/or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of Performance Testing experience required
• Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner
• Experience using monitoring and diagnostic tools such as Datadog, Sumo Logic, and Prometheus
• Use of Grafana for Performance test reporting
• Strong expertise in CI/CD (DevOps) and cloud technologies such as AWS or EKS; certifications desirable
• Experience with JSON, REST, and Webservices
• Expertise in analyzing system and application performance metrics to identify bottlenecks and Strong knowledge of Java heap analysis
• Strong knowledge of SQL tuning and ability to read and analyze oracle AWR report
• Strong knowledge of Java/J2EE applications along with middleware platforms like WebSphere and TC server
• Linux systems and Windows systems administration experience desirable The Skills You Bring
  • Experience executing performance tests in a collaborative Agile environment
  • Ability to accurately estimate work requirements and build detailed plans
  • Experience testing APIs, HTTP traffic and UI based Performance tests and monitoring
  • Automated testing for Regression through the UI (browser) is preferred
  • Demonstrate initiative to evaluate and implement improvements (e.g., processes, utility development)
  • Proficiency in programming languages such Java, Groovy, or Python
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral The Team
    
    Advanced Process Solutions is an organization passionate about process automation tools and technologies for Fidelity's critical business processes and driving significant improvements in those processes - both local to individual businesses and cross-enterprise. This role is a key driver in matching the ideal process improvement tools and techniques to individual process optimization opportunities.
    
    Within Advanced Process Solutions, the Performance Engineering team is responsible for:
    • Providing performance testing services across a diverse set of applications, platforms, technologies, and teams
    • Working closely with development teams to embed integrated performance testing
    • Delivering application and platform performance testing
    • Initiating discussions with stakeholders and/or external groups and maintaining status of project(s) Please see below for the salary range for work locations in Colorado only:
      
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      Company Overview
      
      Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients' money.
      
      Join Us
      
      At Fidelity, you'll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples' lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award , we have been recognized by our employees as a Best Place to Work in 2023. And you don't need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity-we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you've always imagined.
      
      At Fidelity, our goal is for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances both personal and business needs with time onsite and offsite through what we're calling " Dynamic Working ". Most associates will have a hybrid schedule with a requirement to work onsite at a Fidelity work location for at least one week, 5 consecutive days, every four weeks. These requirements are subject to change.
      
      We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at .
      
      Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.
      
      Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to , or by calling , prompt 2, option 3.
      
      We welcome those with experience in jobs such as Software Developer, Computer Technician, and Computer User Support Specialist and others in the Computers and Technology to apply.
      

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