Application Performance Engineer

IntePros; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Application Performance Engineer to enhance mission-critical applications. This role involves designing monitoring strategies, diagnosing performance issues, and collaborating with teams to optimize application performance. You'll leverage tools like SolarWinds and New Relic to ensure applications run smoothly and efficiently. Join a dynamic environment where your expertise will directly impact user experience and operational excellence. If you're passionate about performance engineering and eager to drive improvements, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in performance testing and optimization.
• Expertise in application performance management and capacity planning.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement performance monitoring strategies.
• Diagnose complex performance issues and lead testing strategies.

Skills

Performance Testing

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Capacity Planning

Application Performance Management

Tools

SolarWinds

New Relic

Azure Metrics

ServiceNow Service Mapping

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Application Performance Engineer to ensure mission-critical applications operate at optimal performance levels under all conditions. This role involves analyzing system architecture, implementing monitoring solutions, and diagnosing performance issues to maintain a high-quality user experience.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Monitoring

• Design and implement application performance monitoring strategies across the enterprise.
• Utilize tools such as New Relic, SolarWinds, and Azure Metrics to detect and diagnose performance issues in real time.
• Lead performance testing strategies, analyze test results, and recommend improvements for scalability and elasticity.

Incident Management & Issue Diagnosis

• Ensure IT is the first to detect and respond to incidents through proactive monitoring and alerting systems.
• Act as the escalation point for diagnosing complex performance issues beyond developer and infrastructure team capabilities.

Collaboration & Training

• Work with teams to design self-healing systems and conduct training for application developers, DevOps, and IT operations.
• Guide teams on configuring and optimizing monitoring solutions.

Performance & Business Impact Analysis

• Serve as an advisor on performance enhancements for application teams.
• Analyze business impact and uptime requirements to create effective monitoring solutions.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards to provide visibility into application and infrastructure performance.

Tools & System Analysis

• Evaluate, select, and implement best-in-class performance monitoring tools.
• Analyze system architectures, recommend optimizations, and establish best practices for scalability and reliability.

On-Call Responsibility

• Be available for on-call duties to address critical application performance issues.

Required Skills & Experience

• Production environment expertise, including front-end applications, APIs (internal & third-party), back-end services, mobile applications, networks, infrastructure, and SQL databases.
• Strong software development lifecycle and architecture understanding.
• Proficiency with SolarWinds, New Relic, and Azure Metrics for monitoring and diagnostics.
• Experience with performance testing tools and methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for diagnosing complex performance issues.
• Expertise in capacity planning and application performance management.
• Deep understanding of monolithic and microservices architectures in a hybrid cloud/on-premises environment.
• 5+ years of experience in performance testing, strategy development, and optimization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with self-healing architectures and automated remediation techniques.
• Ability to lead discussions and drive adoption of performance best practices across teams.
• Experience with ServiceNow Service Mapping, ITOM, and integration with APM tools.
• Proven ability to develop comprehensive dashboards for KPI reporting and stakeholder insights.

Work Environment

• Hybrid (Harrisburg, PA) – 1 day per week in-office preferred, but fully remote candidates will be considered.
• On-call duties as required for critical performance issues.
• Regular collaboration with developers, IT infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting