Job Description:
Position Description:
Creates and maintains performance test cases, suites, and frameworks using performance tools -- LoadRunner, CloudTest, JMeter, Locust, and K6. Implements performance tools via Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins and Github. Provides support for migration and tuning of Cloud-based applications in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Elastic Container Service (ECS), and Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). Builds monitoring framework or dashboard to improve visibility and observability using Splunk and Datadog. Possesses thorough understanding of microservices architecture on Docker swarm and Kubernetes infrastructure to provide tuning recommendations/triage incidents to help improve performance, stability and availability of customer-facing applications. Builds and improves standard methodologies for performance, load, stress, and chaos testing, along with analytics and reporting based on business requirements. Works with industry standard performance testing tools, methodologies and technologies for large-scale end-to-end systems. Solves complex performance and stability issues to ensure industry-leading platforms are high performing and are scalable to meet business needs.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Establishes and enhances application performance testing frameworks and infrastructure to provide actionable metrics and reports to identify bottlenecks and issues using established observability.
- Reviews environment topology, software architecture, and Kubernetes platform metrics using established observability to ensure adequate capacity headroom and availability of systems.
- Applies Agile principles for continuous improvement on processes, efficiency, and quality of all deliverables.
- Coordinates at all levels of the organization for cross business site reliability engineering (SRE) initiatives to track and report status to all stakeholders.
- Prioritizes workloads in fast-paced dynamic environments and meets deadlines.
- Champions and encourages collaboration and adoption of new tools and processes within the team.
- Performs independent and complex technical analysis for multiple projects supporting initiatives across business units.
- Contributes to the team’s documented knowledge base and expertise in the SRE environment.
- Coaches junior members of the team.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Technology Management, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Site Reliability Engineer (or closely related occupation) executing software performance engineering of online financial systems in a DevOps environment.
Or, alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Technology Management, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Site Reliability Engineer (or closely related occupation) executing software performance engineering of online financial systems in a DevOps environment.
Skills and Knowledge:
Candidate must also possess:
- Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) orchestrating software performance benchmarking on online financial Web and mobile applications across scrum teams, deployed on AWS and Azure, using CloudTest, JMeter, Locust, K6 with Jenkins, and Github in a Cloud Kubernetes environment.
- DE creating and monitoring dashboards to improve visibility and observability using Splunk and Datadog for performance benchmarking; analyzing and monitoring hardware system performance metrics – CPU, memory, network usage, pod counts, container restarts, pod crashes, heap, and Garbage Collections (GC) – using Apache, Java, Angular, and Node.js software platforms deployed on Unix and Windows environments.
- DE identifying performance gaps and triage incidents in capacity and infrastructure configurations, providing corrective recommendations to development teams, using observability tools (Splunk and Datadog) and performance tools (CloudTest, JMeter, Locust, and K6).
- DE conducting resiliency, chaos, and failure testing on financial software applications to identify gaps in application and infrastructure configurations, using Chaos Mesh, Gremlin, AWS Fault Injection Service, Splunk, and Datadog for analysis; and virtualizing backends using Wiremock.
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Information TechnologyMost roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles. Some roles may have unique onsite requirements. Please consult with your recruiter for the specific expectations for this position.
Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
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Company overview
Company overview
At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experience.
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Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.
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Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop, and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.
Hybrid work schedule
Fidelity’s hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office.
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