Performance Engineer

Robertson & Company Ltd.; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 68,000 - 92,000; Part time

Job summary

Robertson & Company Ltd. seeks a Performance Engineer to support an existing vacancy in Mississauga.

The 12-month contract offers hybrid work and focuses on end-to-end performance activities across planning, scripting, execution, analysis, and reporting to drive measurable gains. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree with 6+ years in JMeter, Dynatrace expertise, and strong knowledge of NFRs, tuning, and observability tooling such as Splunk and Datadog.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 6 years of JMeter experience with scripting.
• Dynatrace deep-dive monitoring and analysis.
• Experience with large-scale performance testing.
• Understanding of NFRs and system architecture.
• Ability to tune performance of apps, databases and infra.
• Experience with Splunk and Datadog for logs.
• Exposure to SRE practices and chaos engineering.
• Test data strategy and virtualization using Mountebank.
• Experience measuring end-user performance.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and improve application performance across all engineering phases.

Skills

JMeter

Dynatrace

Performance testing

NFR & architecture

Performance tuning

Splunk & Datadog

SRE exposure

Mountebank

End-user experience

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Mountebank

Job description

Our client is a top financial institution with significant North American holdings. They have operations across most major verticals, including institutional & corporate, wealth management, private clients, commercial banking, treasury, and retail banking.

Introduction

Robertson is seeking a skilled Performance Engineer to join our client in support of an existing vacancy.

Contract Period

12 months with potential to extend or convert

Pay Rate

Starting form $58 per hour

Location

Mississauga, ON

Location Type

Hybrid

Business Hours

Monday-Friday, Core business hours

Job Responsibilities

• Expertise across all phases of Performance Engineering activities including Requirement Gathering, Planning, Scripting, Execution, Analysis, Troubleshooting, Tuning, and Reporting to evaluate and improve application performance

Experience & Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 6 years of JMeter – Proficient in developing and executing performance testing scripts and scenarios, with the ability to enhance/customize using advanced scripting techniques experience required
• Dynatrace – Strong expertise in deep-dive performance monitoring and analysis, providing actionable insights to diagnose and resolve bottlenecks
• Performance Testing – Skilled in defining workload models, simulating production-like scenarios, executing large-scale performance tests, and analysing results to ensure system stability, scalability, and reliability
• Non-Functional Requirements & Architecture – Solid understanding of NFRs, system architecture, and technology stacks to ensure comprehensive performance coverage
• Performance Tuning & Optimization – Ability to fine-tune application, database, and infrastructure components for optimal performance
• Splunk, Log Analysis & Datadog – Skilled in log-based diagnostics and observability for identifying and resolving complex performance issues
• SRE Skillsets – Exposure to Chaos Engineering, Observability, Monitoring production workloads, and contributing towards transition into an SRE role
• Test Data & Virtualization – Ability to define test data strategy, collaborate with teams, and develop Virtual Services using Mountebank for performance testing
• Client-Side & End-User Experience – Experience with tools to measure and enhance end-user performance experience
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams including developers, architects, operations, and business stakeholders to analyse results, recommend optimizations, and drive performance improvements
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering measurable performance gains

Robertson & the clients we represent are equal opportunity employers, committed to diversity and inclusion. Robertson is a certified diverse supplier and actively seeks to foster a representative and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, Aboriginal status, or any other legally protected factors. We champion building a diverse and inclusive environment.