Are you an experienced Systems Engineer in search of your next contract opportunity? Our high-profile client is seeking to hire a Systems Engineer to join their talented team on a 6-month contract with a strong probability of extension. Apply for this amazing opportunity if this sounds like a good fit for you!
Advantages
What’s in it for you!
As a consultant with our client, you’ll receive :
- Highly competitive market hourly rates
- A 6 month contract with a strong probability of extension
- Remote interview process
Responsibilities
Collaborate with onshore and offshore resources and ensure alignment on prioritiesCollaborate with a cross functional team to develop performance designs, test strategies and plans. Identify performance bottlenecks across all tiers, components, layers.Conduct performance and capacity optimization analysis and studies to improve the effectiveness of applications.Understand the architecture of applications and technology stack to recommend appropriate strategies and ensure the system performance is within defined SLAs.Experience in identifying potential failures / impact and setting up failure simulation scenarioIn-depth understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and containerization technologies (such as Docker and Kubernetes)Knowledge of Resiliency design pattern and its best practices – Circuit breaker, Timeout / Time limit, Retry, Bulkhead, Fall back etc.Knowledge of best practices in software development, testing, and deployment, including CI / CD pipelines and automation toolsAnalysis and resolution of critical and complex application issues (crashes, hung threads, memory leaks, etc.) and performance tuning based on RCA.Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues and develop effective solutionsDevelop performance and test scripts to simulate real world scenariosConduct Proof of Concept for engineering and testing tools, and demonstrate feasibility of implementing the solution, with business justifications.Hands on experience of HA and DR simulationsStrong proficiency in any one of Industry standard chaos engineering tools (Chaos Monkey, Chaos Toolkit or Gremlin or Litmus, etc.) and experience in customizing / building chaos tools using Python or any other scripting / programming languageHands-on experience in analyzing and measuring MTTD / MTTR from industry trending monitoring and incident management toolsStrong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environmentMonitor all infrastructure and systems installations, including configuration, testing, and maintenance for uninterrupted operations.Build tools to automate managing IT Operations including CI / CD, Monitoring / Alerting, Incident responseLead implementation and maintenance oftechnology solutions
Provide advisory support and guidance forbusiness and technical requirements
Create and maintain relevant documentation andconduct knowledge transfer activities
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in IT Engineering, Computer Science with 8-10 years’ experience5+ years’ experience with testing frameworks (ideally JMeter or LoadRunner)4+ years of experience in chaos engineering, Resiliency validation engineering5+ years’ experience in a team leadership role3+ years testing experience for SaaS based productsExperience with integrating performance testing / monitoring into CI / CD Pipelines with GitLab
Experience with Observability tools such as Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk, etc, across Windows and UNIX platforms, AWS Cloud &Kubernetes
Summary
If you are a Systems Engineer and the prospect of joining a dedicated team intrigues you, then this role with our high-profile client could be the perfect opportunity for you.
Apply below or reach out to your Randstad representative for more information.
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