Lead Performance Engineer

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Signet Jewelers is the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, operating more than 2,800 stores worldwide under the iconic brands: Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, H.Samuel, Ernest Jones, Peoples, Banter by Piercing Pagoda, Rocksbox, JamesAllen.com and Diamonds Direct. We are a people-first company and this core value is at the heart of everything we do, from empowering our valued team members, to collaborating with our customers, to fostering the communities in which we live and serve. People - and the love their actions inspire - are what drive us. We're not only proud of the love we inspire outside our walls, we're especially proud of the diversity, inclusion and equity we're inspiring inside. There are dynamic career paths awaiting you - rewarding opportunities to impact the lives of others and inspire love. Join us!
Lead Performance Engineer
Remote
WHO WE ARE:
We are the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry and the world's largest specialty jewelry retailer, with #1 market share in the U.S., UK and Canada. Signet operates approximately 3,200 stores globally, under the brand names Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, H.Samuel, Ernest Jones, Peoples Jewellers, Piercing Pagoda and JamesAllen.com.
ALL ARE WELCOME HERE:
Signet is a people company - this means that we put our customers and our employees at the center of everything we do. Our culture celebrates diversity and inclusion, while uniting around a common mission and distinct privilege of helping our customers Celebrate Life and Express Love®. We strive to make sure that our 35,000 employees have professional, personal and social development opportunities to unleash their full potential and have equal opportunity for advancement, regardless of their gender, race, sexuality or any other aspect of their background. At Signet, we nurture an inclusive environment where employees feel safe, supported and empowered at work each day. We do not and will not tolerate any behavior that undermines this effort.
POSITION SUMMARY:
We are looking for a Lead Performance Engineer with 8+ years of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in all aspects of Performance Engineering, including requirements gathering, test script development, application monitoring, data analysis.
In addition to their technical skills, we are looking for a Lead Performance Engineer who is a team player and can lead by example. They will be responsible for fostering growth in junior team members and creating a positive and productive work environment.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, develop test scripts, monitor applications, analyze reports, provide feedback and recommendations.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, identifying primary and secondary objectives, prioritizing time, and communicating timelines to all team members.
• Create and review technical design documentation, and provide leadership to team members, including constructive code reviews and design guidance.
• Work collaboratively with a team of passionate developers in a high-energy, fast-paced, and outcome-oriented environment.
• Lead a technical team by example and foster growth in junior team members.
• Understanding the application system and architecture and developing a plan and strategy for performance testing, then implementing the plan.
• Understanding and experience with a variety of performance testing methods (Load, Stress, Soak, etc.)
• Developing various tests and test scripts for application software, database upgrades, installation modifications, configuration, and infrastructure upgrades based on the performance of the E2E point.
• Analyzing test results, identifying optimization opportunities, and participating in performance test exit reviews.
• Designing and building processes to monitor if applications are performing in accordance with SLAs and measure performance.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
Education Required: Bachelor's degree in computer science or related is preferred
Years of Job-Related Experience Required: 7+ years related experience
Technical/Other Skills Required:

• Expertise with at least one APM toolsets (AppDynamics, AWS CloudWatch, Azure AppInsights).
• Expertise in developing workload models, developing performance strategies, and implementing them.
• Expertise in defining Non-Functional Requirements (NFR) and strategies to achieve them.
• Expertise in JMeter, LoadRunner, and NeoLoad. Having some experience with WebLoad is preferred.
• Experience in resilience and reliability testing, high availability design, resilient architecture, scalability and capacity analysis, and SLA analysis.
• Experience testing APIs and web services (SOAP, REST, FTP, JSON, etc.).
• Understanding the End-to-End performance test process and knowing when and how to engage different teams, such as DBAs, developers, or system administrators.
• Ability to dissect multi-tiered systems and track data flow throughout an entire application stack
• Knowledge of application scalability and performance tuning (Web-based, n-tier and MQ)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication and leadership skills

BENEFITS & PERKS:

• Competitive healthcare, dental & vision insurance
• 401(k) matching after one year of employment
• Generous time off + company holidays
• Merchandise discount
• Learning & Development programs
• Much more!

The salary range for this opportunity is $106,000 - $140,000. Base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job related knowledge, skills and experience, among other factors.