Performance Engineering Lead

TD Bank Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

TD Bank Group in Toronto, Ontario, is seeking a senior performance testing professional to strategize and lead testing of production-like infrastructure with emphasis on automation and scale. You will promote best practices for performance testing across engineering and act as a subject matter expert on performance and reliability.

You will collaborate with development and operations teams to diagnose performance issues, analyze results, and propose optimization strategies, while defining

Responsibilities

• Strategize and lead testing of TD Bank's production-like infrastructure with a focus on automation and scale
• Promote and apply best practices for performance testing of scalable and reliable services across engineering
• Be a subject matter expert and partner with our engineering team on performance and scale
• Ensure timely notification and escalation of possible issues and provide options and recommendations
• Participate in root cause analysis for performance incidences and identify bottlenecks to create repeatable processes
• Deep dive using Dynatrace, Splunk, Datadog, etc. to diagnose and resolve performance issues
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to analyze test results and recommend optimization
• Define workload models with Architect and monitor production workloads and performance
• Understand non-functional requirements and architecture to ensure performance coverage across systems
• Improve stability of production environments by partnering with stakeholders to monitor and maintain applications
• Provide technical leadership to improve design and operation of performance/reliability engineering best practices
• Develop relationships with Product Owners, Tech Leads, and Ops to ensure end-to-end accountability
• Be a performance test advocate for tools and frameworks demonstrating quality, scalability, operability
• Contribute to technical vision and architecture with performance in mind
• Communicate across levels and monitor environment performance and resource utilization
• Adhere to enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and manage project-related processes
• Utilize cost management processes within the unit and continuously enhance TD services knowledge
• Proactively identify emerging technologies to build more robust applications
• May perform testing according to test plans and report results

Job description

Job Details

Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hours: 37.5 Line of Business: Technology Solutions Pay Details: $81,600 - $115,200 CAD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs. As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

• CUSTOMER Strategize & lead testing of TD Bank's production like infrastructure with a focus on automation & scale


• Promote and apply best practices for performance testing of scalable and reliable services across engineering


• Be a subject matter expert and partner with our engineering team on areas of performance and scale


• Ensure timely notification and escalation of possible issues/problems, options and recommendations


• Participate in root cause analysis for performance related incidences and determining how we can prevent them in the future, Identify performance bottlenecks and create repeatable processes


• Deep Dive Analysis and provide insights using Dynatrace, Splunk, Datadog etc. to diagnose, improve, and resolve performance issues.


• Collaborate with development and operations teams to analyze performance test results, diagnose performance issues, and recommend solutions for optimization.


• Collaborate with the Architect for defining the Workload model, monitor production workloads and performance, and update/refine the workload model.


• Understand Non-Functional Requirements and the underlying application Architecture and technology stack, to ensure overall Performance coverage across various systems.


• Continuously strive to improve the stability of production environment by partnering closely with key stakeholders on setting up, maintaining and monitoring applications/systems, ensuring availability targets are met


• Provide technical leadership to improve the design and operation of systems in alignment to performance/reliability engineering best practices and overall Technology and Bank strategies, applying the practices of computer science and software engineering to the design and development of large, complex systems


• Develop deep relationships with Product Owners, Tech Leads and Ops to build transparency and help foster end to end accountability of products and services


• SHAREHOLDER Be a performance test advocate and advisor for the performance tools and frameworks that serve as a model for others with regard to quality, scalability, operability, maintainability, etc


• Participate in defining the technical vision and architecture with performance in mind


• Communicate and collaborate across levels, functions, and organizational boundaries


• Monitor the performance of the environment by using meaningful metrics


• Assess and analyze optimization opportunities to the operational environment to improve performance and/or resource utilization


• Adhere to existing processes/standards, business technology architecture, risk, and production capacity guidelines; plan, monitor and escalation issues as required


• Comply with well-defined enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and project management disciplines


• Make effective use of the cost management processes in place in own unit


• Continuously enhance knowledge/expertise in TD services, applications, infrastructure, analytical tools and techniques that can contribute to effective solution development/delivery


• Proactively identify emerging technologies and approaches for building more robust applications


• May perform testing according to test plans, monitor and report on results, and work with others on problem resolution

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

• Drive initiatives to evolve our current performance framework/tools/processes and keep it in line with best practices and scalability needs.


• Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation, and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest


• Mentor/support the team by continuously enhancing knowledge / expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit


• Keep current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools, and techniques


• Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross-training within own team


• Keep others informed and up to date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities


• Contribute to the success of the team by willingly assisting others in the completion and performance of work activities; provide training, coaching and/or guidance as appropriate.


• Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce


• Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally

BREADTH & DEPTH:

• Utilize JMeter to conduct performance test Executions on various applications, identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks and issues.


• Works independently in a senior/lead role on a diverse range of tasks and may be relied upon to coach/ educate others


• Subject matter expert and consults with clients, team, and/or project team to provide technical guidance and highly complex troubleshooting/problem resolution


• Research industry standards, best practices and new innovations in technology and