Java Performance Engineer | AppDynamics & LoadRunner

Cognizant; Riyad Al Khabra; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Technology Specialist to design, monitor and optimize enterprise Java applications using AppDynamics and LoadRunner. The role emphasizes end-to-end performance, proactive issue detection, and continuous optimization in a day-based office setting.

You will work with engineering and operations to implement performance improvements, analyze metrics, and produce dashboards and runbooks that guide teams.

Qualifications

• Hands-on proficiency in AppDynamics configuration dashboards and alert tuning.
• Advanced Java knowledge including memory management and threading for high-throughput systems.
• Experience with LoadRunner to design performance scenarios and interpret results.
• Relational databases and query optimization fundamentals.
• Experience with modern build/deploy pipelines integrating performance checks.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust Java components aligned with enterprise standards.
• Configure and maintain AppDynamics monitoring for KPI visibility.
• Analyze metrics to identify bottlenecks and propose optimizations.
• Develop and execute LoadRunner scripts to validate behavior under load.
• Collaborate with dev and ops to troubleshoot performance incidents.
• Document baselines and runbooks for performance tuning.
• Integrate performance testing in CI/CD and lifecycle.
• Review code for performance best practices and reduce tech debt.
• Automate monitoring alerts and reporting to surface recurring issues.
• Participate in incident reviews to define preventive actions.
• Translate non-functional requirements into measurable SLIs.
• Prepare performance reports and dashboards for stakeholders.

Skills

AppDynamics configuration

Java performance tuning

LoadRunner performance testing

SQL & query optimization

CI/CD pipelines

Office-based collaboration

Tools

AppDynamics

LoadRunner

Jenkins

Job description

Cognizant in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Technology Specialist to design, monitor and optimize enterprise Java applications using AppDynamics and LoadRunner. The role emphasizes end-to-end performance, proactive issue detection, and continuous optimization in a day-based office setting.

You will work with engineering and operations to implement performance improvements, analyze metrics, and produce dashboards and runbooks that guide teams.