Automation Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client in Irving, TX that is seeking an Automation Engineer.

Duties:
* Design and execute performance tests to evaluate the system's responsiveness, stability, scalability, and resource usage
* Identify performance bottlenecks and provide recommendations for improvements
* Analyze test results and generate detailed performance reports
* Conduct resiliency tests to ensure the system can handle failures and recover gracefully
* Implement and test failure scenarios to validate the system's fault tolerance
* Recommend and validate resiliency patterns such as circuit breakers, bulkheads, and retries
* Set up and maintain performance monitoring tools to continuously track system performance
* Analyze performance metrics and logs to detect and diagnose performance issues in real-time
* Perform capacity planning to ensure the system can handle expected and peak loads
* Provide recommendations for scaling resources based on performance data and future growth projections
* Collaborate with development and operations teams to optimize code, database queries, and infrastructure configurations
* Recommend best practices for performance tuning and optimization
* Recommend and configure performance parameters for Kubernetes clusters, such as resource limits, requests, and autoscaling policies
* Ensure optimal performance of containerized applications running in Kubernetes environments
* Recommend and implement resiliency patterns like circuit breakers, rate limiters, and fallback mechanisms to enhance system reliability
* Validate the effectiveness of these patterns through testing and monitoring
* Document performance testing methodologies, tools, and best practices
* Provide training and support to development and operations teams on performance and resiliency best practices

REQUIREMENTS:
* To be considered for this position, candidates must have experience in a similar role, or they must possess significant knowledge, experience, and abilities to successfully perform the responsibilities listed
* Relevant education and/or training will be considered a plus
* Understanding of networking concepts, including DNS, load balancing, firewalls, and VPNs

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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