Q​/A Test Quality Assurance and Performance Architect

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Job Description:

the Quality Assurance and Performance Architect oversees overall Quality Assurance (QA) and Performance Architecture strategy. This position is responsible for the ongoing implementation of QA and performance architecture across all technical layers to increase quality and performance in our infrastructure.

12+ months

hybrid

w2 applicable

Primary Responsibilities

Collaborates with team leaders and other architects to develop end-to-end QA strategies and protocols for various applications and platforms

Serves as a subject-matter expert (SME) on methods of integrating testing best practices into the application development lifecycle to successfully reduce friction, identify potential problems early, and improve cross-collaboration

Develops and maintains testing automation processes in alignment with standards and tools

Researches Artificial Intelligence (AI) including machine language (ML), robotics, and other advanced and emerging technologies to improve automation efficiency and analytics

Participates in program increment (PI) and sprint planning

Provides direction and technical guidance to select proper framework, tools, setup, and strategies for performance architecture

Stays abreast of latest trends in Testing Automation industry, and recommends ways to improve efficiency, speed, and reduce cost through research and innovation

Creates tools and components for improving testing automation speed and effectiveness

Matures and evolves test architecture through the evaluation and adoption of new automation tools, techniques, and practices

Guides, leads, and influences teams in developing technical understanding and skillset through knowledge sharing sessions

This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field and six (6) years of Performance Engineering experience with two (2) of those years working as Performance Architect, Application Architect, Solution Architect on high-traffic, large-scale distributed systems, client-server architectures, on-prem and cloud

Preferences

Extensive experience with application architecture, design, capacity planning, and application performance best practices

Experience with open source load testing tools such as Apache JMeter, httperf and APM, infrastructure monitoring tools like Splunk

Experience with SQL/No

SQL databases - querying, profiling and performance tuning

Extended experience in Structured Query Language (SQL), C, C++, C# or Java programming, and automated testing methodologies

Experience with public cloud (AWS), distributed system, and microservices architecture

Good understanding of mobile app (Android and iOS) and web technology stack (HTTP, REST, HTML, JavaScript, CSS)

Infrastructure as code toolsets - Puppet, Terraform, Packer, Consul, Vault

Understanding of On Prem to Cloud evolution

Skills and Competencies

Ability to dissect multi-tiered systems and track data flow throughout an entire application stack

Experience with other tools and frameworks such as Client Load Runner, Splunk, Fiddler, Dynatrace, JMeter, Hammer, Performance Center

Knowledge of application scalability and performance tuning (Web-based, n-tier, MQ, CICS)

In-depth understanding of application architecture, design, capacity planning, and application performance best practices

In-depth understanding of performance analysis and testing processes

Knowledge of application scalability and performance tuning (Web-based, n-tier, MQ, CICS)

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain and document performance measures and outcomes to diverse audiences (technical, business, etc.) and drive decisions through collaboration

Comments for Suppliers:

• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

• Job function
  
  Quality Assurance
• Industries Software Development

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