Systems Performance Engineer Senior

Job Description

Systems Performance Engineer Senior

Location : This position will work a hybrid model (remote and office). The ideal candidate will live within 50 miles of one of our Elevance Health PulsePoint locations.

The Systems Performance Engineer Senior is responsible for Systems Performance Engineering support tasks, designing and implementing end to end infrastructure, platform, and .

NET / digital application monitoring.

How you will make an impact :

• Understand the overall architecture of our systems to identify gaps in monitoring and troubleshoot issues.
• Configure and maintain custom dashboards and alerts in various monitoring tools.
• Create custom reports, deliver report presentations to various stakeholders.
• Develop scripts for monitoring PowerShell, Python, Shell scripting.
• Develop metrics for both the business and technical teams to determine the health of systems.
• Provide on-call support as needed.
• Leads and coordinates performance engineering for medium to large initiatives.
• Collect and document expected system performance and operational characteristics.
• Collect and / or prepare test data for test execution.
• Develop and execute performance tests including load, stress, endurance, fail-over and interoperability.
• Conduct technical analysis of performance test results and production systems, and provide recommendations on performance tuning, systems, and infrastructure.

Identify, report, and review defects in assessing system performance and stability.

• Defining the strategy for enabling performance diagnostics and monitoring using an Application Performance Management (APM) tool, other monitoring tools, and diagnostic techniques.
• Collaborating with developers to promote the concept of performance engineering during all phases of the SDLC to detect and correct performance issues earlier in the lifecycle.
• Leads peer reviews to ensure the completeness of all test assets created.
• Resolve performance and stability issues in performance test environment.
• Leads performance defect triage.
• Determine level of effort and resource requirements for customer engagements.
• Develop performance engineering work plan structure and project schedule.
• Review architectural design for performance risks and potential issues.
• Prepare capacity analysis when applicable.

Minimum Requirements :

Requires an BA / BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 7 years performance engineering and performance testing experience;

or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences :

• Experience managing performance engineering efforts for an application strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with the following tools is highly preferred (Splunk, Broadcom APM11, AppDynamics, among others).
• Experience managing performance engineering efforts for an application strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of developing scripts for monitoring (PowerShell, Python and Shell scripting).
• 5 years’ of Splunk programming proficiency is highly preferred.
• 5-6 years’ experience using .NET and Java application and Application Monitoring Tools like App Dynamics or Datadog or APM11 are highly preferred.
• Proficiency is performance tuning is preferred.
• Good understanding of the UI, Middleware and backend Databases
• Knowledge of agile development (preferably SAFe), DevOps, Test Driven Development preferred.

Job Level :

Non-Management Exempt

Workshift :

1st Shift (United States of America)

Job Family : IFT >

IFT >

IT Test / QA & Release Mgmt

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health.

Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates.

Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week.

Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient / member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19.

If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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