Summary:
Work as a senior member of a Perf Engg scrum team to assess and analyze performance of Charles River’s products. Identify potential bottlenecks and come up with possible recommendations. Provide support and assistance to customers and other teams within Charles River.
Responsibilities:
Work closely with the Product Owners, Scrum Teams, Implementation Teams or Professional Services to understand the Non-Functional Requirements of product/ projects
Create and maintain functionality within Performance Test Frameworks
Create comprehensive Performance test plans from Non-functional Requirements
Create and execute automated performance tests
Create, organize and maintain Test Artifacts
Analyze test results to identify potential bottlenecks
Spin up and tear down Test Environments as and when required
Document software defects in issue tracking system; proactively communicate issues with developers and other project team members
Adhere to a testing schedule to ensure efficient and effective product delivery
Actively participate in the agile software development process by adhering to the CRD Scrum methodology including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
Participate in Cross Functional Team activities as needed
Qualifications:
Education:
B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study or Business with an MIS background. MS degree strongly preferred.
Experience:
10-12 years of experience in Performance Test Engineering in a process driven technology environment on Cloud based infrastructure
Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills involving multi-tiered, high-performance database applications
Extensive experience with Performance Testing Tools (LoadRunner, JMeter, NeoLoad or equivalent)
Extensive experience with APM/ Observability Tools (Dynatrace, Datadog, AppDynamics etc)
Extensive experience with bottleneck analysis
Experience with C#, Java, SQL, Powershell and Bash
Familiar with Windows OS
Good to have experience in one or more industry standard profiling tools.
Good to have Dev Ops skills – e.g. Python, knowledge of different Cloud Platforms, CICD Tools (Jenkins, TeamCity or equivalent),
Git/Github
Demonstrated experience implementing and executing performance testing against web, native/desktop applications, APIs and batch applications.
Demonstrated ability translating business requirements into comprehensive non-functional and technical test plans
Knowledge in Financial Services a plus
A minimum of 5 years working with an Agile development methodology strongly desired
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Supervisory Responsibility:
- Individual Contributor Team Lead Manager of Managers
Travel:
May be required on a limited basis.
About Charles River Development:
Charles River Investment management System in a platform that provides many Front-Office functions including Portfolio Management, Order Management and Execution, Compliance, Performance & Attribution, Modelling, Scenario Analysis, and Wealth Management.
We are part of the State Street Bank. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers, and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark in the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading, and investment management to institutional clients.
Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Program to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.
Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.
State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Discover more at StateStreet.com/careers.
Interested in learning more about us? Visit our www.statestreet.com www.crd.com LinkedIn page: State Street on LinkedIn
