Performance Engineer Lead

This Engineer will be responsible to lead the enterprise performance engineering efforts to ensure system scalability, stability, reliability, and responsiveness across distributed cloud and hybrid environments. Responsible for designing and executing load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing strategies while identifying bottlenecks across applications, APIs, databases, and infrastructure. Works closely with Architecture, DevOps, QA, and Development teams to validate production readiness, optimize system performance, and support high-availability cloud deployments within Azure and AKS environments.
Primary Tools

Apache JMeter

Akamai CloudTest

Azure Load Testing

Azure Application Insights

Azure DB Metrics

AKS Container Monitoring

PowerShell Monitoring Scripts

Requirements

Key Skills

Performance and scalability testing

Distributed systems and API architecture

Azure cloud and Kubernetes (AKS)

Performance metrics analysis and tuning

CI/CD and automated performance pipelines

Troubleshooting and root cause analysis

Lead , coach and Mentor Performance Engineer staff offshore

Nice to Have

Mortgage or FinTech industry experience

Experience with enterprise SaaS platforms and high-volume transaction systems

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