Performance and Load Testing Specialist

OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY

As the Information Company, our mission at OpenText is to create software solutions and deliver services that redefine the future of digital. Be part of a winning team that leads the way in Enterprise Information Management. 

The Opportunity

Design, develop and execute software performance and scalability tests for OpenText products.  A qualified candidate can analyze the results of these tests, offer diagnosis of bottlenecks, and optimize the design and deployment of software applications on-premises or in the cloud. Knowledge and application of performance assessment methodologies are needed to establish scalability characteristics, to conduct analysis on trend, edge case handling, stability and end-to-end responsiveness, and to evaluate efficiency in design. Communication skills are essential to author reports and work with fellow engineers to share findings and analysis, propose mitigation approaches, architectural enhancements, or configuration best practices to optimize product performance. Ability to guide and mentor junior performance analysts is also required. In addition to the actual testing and analysis, the person in this role will setup, configure and tune the performance lab equipment and infrastructure software supporting these tests.

You're great at:

• Setup and tune web-based software application deployments.
• Design usage profiles of operations to simulate user actions.
• Script load tests using load generation tools like LoadRunner, SilkPerformer, or JMeter. 
• Conduct performance load tests, using increasing volumes of transactions and data volumes to profile how the software scales
• Analyze hardware utilization, response times, and throughput characteristics
• Use diagnostic tools to isolate bottleneck areas in the code, or tune configuration and resource parameters to optimize performance and scalability
• Submit bug tickets, validate fixes and author benchmark reports

What it takes:

• Good knowledge of Windows, Linux operating systems and VMWare images
• Experience working with web application technologies
• Performance load testing experience with web applications (designing and scripting with tools like SilkPerformer, LoadRunner, or JMeter, and experience analyzing the test results, resource monitoring and interpretation skills)
• Experience with repertoire of diagnostic tools (eg fiddler, wireshark, etc)
• Exposure to APM tools (eg New Relic, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, etc)
• Basic database experience (eg Oracle, SQL Server, PostgeSQL)
• Software development experience (eg Java, SQL, C++/C#, JavaScript)
• Experience with any Open Text products or competitors
• Database and SQL tuning experience
• Code profiling experience (eg JProfiler, vTune)
• Experience with Docker containers in Kubernetes or Cloud Foundry runtime environments
• Ability to apply statistical methods
• Computer science, mathematics, or engineering degree or diploma, or equivalent experience working in technical roles in the software development industry
• Clear verbal and written communication skills in English
• Highly organized
• Highly motivated and driven to succeed
• Most important is a keen interest and tenacity for modeling and simulating web application use to find performance bottlenecks

At OpenText we understand and value diversity in our employees and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire the best talent regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sex, age, veteran status or sexual orientation. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process please email accommodationrequests@opentext.com. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws including but not limited to: Family and Medical Leave Act (FLMA), Equal Employment Opportunity  and Employee Polygraph Protection Act