Automation Engineer

Job Summary: Our client is seeking an Automation Engineer to join their team! This position is located in Irving, Texas.

• Design, develop, and execute performance, load, stress, and scalability tests to assess system responsiveness, stability, and resource utilization
• Identify performance bottlenecks across application, database, and infrastructure layers, and provide actionable optimization recommendations
• Analyze test results and produce clear, data-driven performance reports for technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Design and execute resiliency and chaos test scenarios to validate system behavior under failure conditions
• Simulate real-world failure events such as service outages, network latency, and resource exhaustion; assess recovery mechanisms
• Recommend, implement, and validate resiliency patterns like circuit breakers, retries, bulkheads, rate limiting, and fallbacks
• Configure and maintain performance monitoring and observability tools for continuous system health tracking
• Analyze real-time metrics, logs, and traces to proactively detect, diagnose, and resolve performance and stability issues
• Partner with engineering teams to define performance SLIs/SLOs and alerting thresholds
• Conduct capacity planning exercises to ensure systems can handle expected growth and peak workloads
• Provide data-backed recommendations for horizontal and vertical scaling strategies
• Support performance readiness for production releases and high-traffic events
• Collaborate with development, Dev Ops, and infrastructure teams to optimize application code, database queries, APIs, and system configurations
• Recommend and enforce best practices for performance tuning within microservices architectures
• Define and configure Kubernetes performance parameters, including resource requests/limits, autoscaling policies, and pod distribution strategies
• Ensure optimal performance and stability of containerized applications in cloud-native environments
• Document performance testing frameworks, tools, methodologies, and best practices
• Provide guidance, training, and support to development and operations teams on performance and resiliency engineering
• Evaluate and improve testing, monitoring, and resiliency processes
• Stay current with emerging performance engineering tools, cloud-native technologies, and industry best practices

• 5+ years of experience in performance engineering, automation engineering, or site reliability engineering (SRE)
• 3+ years of programming experience in Java, with proficiency in Spring Boot
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
• Strong scripting skills in Python and/or Bash
• Experience with observability and APM tools like Splunk, ELK Stack, App Dynamics, Datadog, or New Relic
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and resiliency patterns
• Proven experience supporting and optimizing microservices-based applications in production environments
• Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, and software design patterns
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

The approximate pay range for this position is between $38.00 and $55.00
. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.

At Kelly Mitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges.

As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice.

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