PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Remote IT Performance Engineer.
Pay Rate: $71.42/hr
Job Description:
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing full-stack performance engineering support to Aeronautics, Space, Rotary & Mission Systems, and / or Missiles & Fire Control critical infrastructure, services or applications.
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
• Identifying relevant key performance indicators (KPIs) for the subject application or service
• Identifying dependencies / interfaces with other applications and services
• Developing performance requirements that support the (currently stated and anticipated future) business needs and customer expectations.
• Developing the appropriate performance tests to validate adherence to the documented requirements
• Selecting appropriate tools and test methodologies to execute adequate performance tests
• Provide in-depth analysis of the performance implications of proposed architectures
• Provide suggestions to architecture teams for achieving optimal performance within budget and technical constraints
The successful candidate must be a self-starter, able to independently support multiple IT applications / services, but also have the experience to recognize when to engage additional support from team leaders and / or peers to ensure that our customers receive world-class performance engineering support.
This position requires US citizenship.
• Application performance engineering experience: monitoring, testing, debugging and diagnosing application performance
• Effective written and verbal communication skills; experience interfacing with customers on technical issues.
• Experience troubleshooting the performance of compute devices (Windows, Linux), including the review of logs and other sources of performance indicators
• Experience troubleshooting the performance of complex networks and networking devices, including firewalls, network load-balancers, routers, switches, etc.
• Proven experience leading teams and / or projects, being accountable for meeting technical, schedule and cost objectives
• Adaptable to changing priorities and circumstances
• Experience writing in and debugging scripting languages such as Python, Perl, PowerShell
• Experience with IT capacity and performance analysis: compute / server, file storage, network (vSphere, NetApp, etc.)
• Experience being a member of an Agile team, and using Agile methodologies to track and execute tasks
• Experience using tools such as ExtraHop, CA Performance Centre, CA Spectrum, LoadRunner, Splunk, SiteScope, Perfmon, Wireshark, Java profilers, etc. to troubleshoot performance anomalies
• Experience administering and / or troubleshooting WebLogic, Apache, JBoss, or other containers
• Experience troubleshooting J2EE and Java Virtual Machine (JVM) tools like jps, jcmd, jstat, jmap, etc.
• Familiarity with Lockheed Martin Enterprise IT infrastructure
Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.