Performance Engineer II (SRE)

Experience Required

4 - 20 years

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor Degree

Compensation

$95,000.00 - $130,000.00 / Yearly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Shift

First Shift (Day)

Job Description

Job Description

This position is hybrid and will require 3 days on site at one of the following Quest sites: Secaucus, NJ or Schaumburg, IL.

Pay Range: $95,000-130,000, plus yearly bonus

Benefits Information: We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:

Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours

Best-in-class well-being programs

Annual, no-cost health assessment program

Blueprint for Wellness

healthyMINDS mental health program

Vacation and Health/Flex Time

6 Holidays plus 1 MyDay off

FinFit financial coaching and services

401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service

Employee stock purchase plan

Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option

Flexible Spending Accounts Annual incentive plans

Matching gifts program

Education assistance through MyQuest for Education Career advancement opportunities and so much more!

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

System Monitoring and Analysis:

Implement and maintain robust observability solutions to monitor system performance, identifying bottlenecks, and ensuring optimal operation.

Utilize tools to gather, analyze, and visualize key performance metrics.

Performance Optimization:

Proactively identify and address performance bottlenecks through in-depth analysis and optimization strategies.

Work closely with development teams to implement performance improvements and enhance overall system efficiency.

Capacity Planning:

Conduct capacity planning exercises based on observed patterns and future growth projections.

Collaborate with infrastructure and development teams to ensure adequate resources are available to meet system demands.

Automation and Scripting:

Develop and maintain automation scripts for routine tasks, enabling efficient monitoring and response procedures.

Implement automated processes for scaling and provisioning resources based on observed workload patterns.

Documentation:

Document system architecture, configurations, and observability best practices to facilitate knowledge transfer and onboarding for team members.

Keep documentation up-to-date to reflect changes in the system and its monitoring setup.

Collaboration with Development Teams:

Work closely with software engineers to integrate observability tools into the development lifecycle.

Provide guidance on building observable systems and assist in instrumenting applications for effective monitoring.

Continuous Improvement:

Stay informed about industry best practices and emerging technologies related to observability and performance engineering.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the reliability and performance of systems.

Security and Compliance:

Collaborate with security teams to implement monitoring and observability measures that align with security requirements and compliance standards.

Participate in security incident response activities and contribute to ongoing security assessments.

Training and Knowledge Sharing:

Conduct training sessions for team members and other stakeholders on observability tools, best practices, and performance engineering concepts.

Foster a culture of knowledge sharing within the organization.

And other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required WorkExperience:

4 plus years of experience with multiple APM tools and extensive experience with Dynatrace

3 plus years SRE experience

Experience in software development, infrastructure, or operations roles

Certifications in relevant technologies (e.g. AWS, DevOps, Kubernetes, Dynatrace, Azure, etc.)

Working experience building CI/CD pipelines and version control systems

Working experience with scripting languages (e.g. Python, Bash, Go, etc.)

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Preferred Work Experience:

Working experience with Neoload, Jmeter or equivalent performance testing tool.

Experience executing software load and performance testing in an enterprise environment.

Experience testing applications hosted in the cloud.

Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.

Deep understanding of Linux systems administration and networking principles.

Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Experience or familiarity with IIS, HTML, Java, Jboss.

Experience in Chaos Engineering

Programming experience using.NET, C, C++, Java, or other popular programming languages. Perl/Python/JavaScript scripting experience may be considered equivalent.

Terraform and Ansible experience.

Exposure to Splunk tools.

Exposure to microservices.

Dynatrace Certifications

AWS/Azure/GCP Certifications

Chaos Engineering Certifications

Agile Certifications

Knowledge:

Site Reliability Engineering Principles

DevSecOps Principles

Agile (SAFe)

Healthcare industry

ITLT

ServiceNow

Jira/Confluence

Skills:

Dynatrace/Prometheus/Grafana

Neoload/Jmeter

Splunk

AWS/Azure/GCP

SAFe Agile

Strong communication skills (written/verbal)

Time management

Analytic problem solver

Self-starter

Result oriented and proven ability in organizing priorities

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Required)

Licenses and Certifications

Agile Certification (Project Management) (Preferred)

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Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply.

While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

56416

Job Type

Full Time