Lead Software Engineer - Performance Engineering (Multiple openings) in Irving, TX

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Job Description

U.S. Bank is seeking a full-time Lead Software Engineer - Performance Engineering (Multiple openings) in Irving, TX.

Essential Responsibilities:

Define software applications performance strategy and analyze performance results, tune applications and systems Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and enhance performance of Consumer Banking Channel technologies, end-to-end technical solutions, improve resiliency and reliability of critical applications and L3 support for Mobile & Online banking applications. Specific duties include:

• Provide product support for U.S. Bank OLB/Mobile/TUX applications and conduct load tests to analyze application behavior for performance constraints using Jmeter and LoadRunner;
• Work with application development, network, database, and infrastructure specialists to identify and implement performance improvements and conduct performance testing of web-based applications, web service interfaces, mobile applications, back-end server components and Microservices using Jmeter and LoadRunner;
• Collaborate with developers to promote performance engineering best practices to catch performance earlier in the software development lifecycle;
• Monitor application performance, identify bottlenecks, and conduct root cause analysis utilizing AppDynamics, Kibana, Grafana and DataDog;
• Deploy applications on Kubernetes and utilizing Rancher to view and modify various parameters according to performance testing requirements;
• Deploy applications in Azure cloud environment, design and execute load tests in Azure environment, and provide performance recommendations;
• Design and execute load tests for Kafka based applications, and analyze Kafka producer and consumer performance metrics;
• Complete performance deep dive of JVM/CLR analysis to examine garbage collection, thread and heap dumps etc. using tools like Java visualVM;
• Leverage Gremlin for performing reliability engineering, chaos engineering, and circuit breaker testing;
• Utilize SeeTest for cross-platform mobile application and device testing using emulators and for profiling for applications;
• Utilize GitLab to manage repositories, and maintain Jenkins pipelines to automate build, test and deployment processes;
• Perform profiling and traceability of online transactions across multiple applications and create dashboards to provide transparency and latency between calls across applications; and
• Performance test and sizing for Sprint Boot based Microservices in Spring Cloud ecosystem as well as sizing parameters for Resilience4j configs.

Use the following tools and technologies: C, C#, Java, MS SQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra, jProfiler, Jmeter, LoadRunner, Gremlin, ELK (Elasticsearch-Logstash-Kibana), Kubernetes, Docker, Splunk, APIGEE, AppDynamics, JVM/CLR, Azure Cloud, Azure Kubernetes Service, (AKS), Azure Redis, Azure Vault, DataDog, Copilot, SeeTest, Kibana, REST, SOAP, Grafana, Kafka, Jenkins, Gitlab, Rancher, Java visualVM, Microservices, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Resilience4j. Multiple positions available.

Basic Qualifications:

This position requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or Computer Engineering and 5 years (progressive, post-baccalaureate) experience in a software development occupation.

Required Skills/Experience:

Must also have 24 months of experience with each of the following: 1) Performance testing of web-based and mobile applications, web service interfaces (REST & SOAP), back-end server components, and Microservices using Jmeter and LoadRunner. 2) Monitor application performance, identify bottlenecks, and conduct root cause analysis utilizing APM tools including AppDynamics, Kibana, Grafana, and DataDog. 3) Design and execute load tests in Azure cloud environment, Azure Kubernetes, and Azure Redis. 4) Using C, C#, Java, MS SQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra, jProfiler, JMeter, Gremlin, ELK, Splunk, APIGEE, AppDynamics, Kafka, Jenkins, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Rancher, Java visualVM, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Resilience4j. 5) Utilize SeeTest for mobile testing, multi-device testing, and profiling. 6) Leverage Gremlin for performing reliability engineering, chaos engineering, and circuit breaker testing. Employer will accept experience gained concurrently. May be subject to background checks and other regulatory requirements relevant to our industry and operations.

Base pay range may vary if an offer is made for work in a different location. Pay Range: $142,477 - $196,100 USD. (#LI-NDI #LI-DNI #LI-DNP #DE-DNP #IND-DNP).

• The examination for this position may include additional supplemental questionnaires. Improper or missing responses could affect your application.
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

If there's anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members' whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.