Senior Performance/NFT Engineer

Vivid Techno Solutions Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is looking for a Senior Performance/NFT Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role is crucial for driving performance engineering efforts within the Customer Data Management Domain, focusing on building high-performance service and system APIs that support transformative projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in performance testing, with expertise in tools like JMeter and BlazeMeter, and a deep understanding of API testing and automation. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure APIs meet high availability and throughput targets, making a significant impact on the organization's digital transformation journey.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in performance testing and API automation.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on high availability and throughput.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute performance testing strategies for APIs.
• Identify bottlenecks and optimize performance across systems.
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Performance Testing

JMeter

BlazeMeter

New Relic

Dynatrace

AppDynamics

API Testing

Cloud Environments (AWS)

CI/CD Pipelines

Problem-Solving

Tools

JMeter

BlazeMeter

New Relic

Dynatrace

AppDynamics

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Title: Senior Performance/NFT Engineer

Location: Sydney (Onshore)

Timeline: Immediate

Experience: 7+ years of relevant experience

Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Performance/NFT Engineer to join the Bank's dynamic team as part of the critical ETP initiative. This role involves building foundational service and system APIs within the Customer Data Management Domain, directly supporting transformative projects like Commsee 2.0, Netbank 2.0, and Commbiz. These APIs are pivotal for the Bank’s digital transformation, with a specific focus on ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability. The Senior Performance Engineer will play a key role in driving the performance engineering efforts, working towards achieving up to 10K transactions per second (TPS) and ensuring robust system resiliency. This is a high-impact role that requires both deep technical expertise and the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional, high-performing systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and execute performance testing strategies to ensure high availability and throughput for service and system APIs.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and work with development teams to optimize performance.
• Develop and maintain performance testing scripts and frameworks.
• Analyze test results and provide insights to improve system performance.
• Ensure the scalability and reliability of APIs to support business transformations.
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform API tests to ensure they meet up to 10K TPS performance targets.
• Manage integration and service dependencies (upstream/downstream).
• Implement chaos engineering practices to test service resiliency.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Strong background in performance testing, with a focus on high availability and throughput.
• Proficiency in performance testing tools like JMeter and BlazeMeter.
• Experience with monitoring/profiling tools (New Relic, Dynatrace, AppDynamics).
• Deep understanding of API testing and automation.
• Knowledge of cloud-based environments (AWS).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Experience with chaos engineering and improving service resiliency.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Previous experience in financial services or similar industries is a plus.

Seniority Level: Associate

Employment Type: Contract

Job Function: Information Technology

Industries: Software Development, IT Services and IT Consulting, and IT System Custom Software Development