Performance Architect / Technical Manager

Employment Type Contract

Job Title Performance Architect / Technical Manager

Job Location Bolingbrook, IL (Day 1 On-Site)

Duration 12 Months

Experience level L3

Mandatory Skills Performance Architect / Technical Manager

Job Description

1. Google Cloud Platform stack of systems must have worked on
2. Kubernetes micro services bases systems performance engineering and assurance
3. Retail background / retail clients experience
4. Must have used Dynatrace for deep analysis
5. Know key aspects of Performance, systems scalability, Application performance and reliability
6. Sr role with Leadership communication skills on current status, Risks and mitigations, triage outcomes and keep actions on stakeholders. Give directions.

Job Description:

We are seeking a dynamic and technically proficient individual to be deployed onsite with our customer. This role will serve as a key liaison between the customer and internal teams, focusing on performance engineering, technical project management, and business analysis. The ideal candidate will drive new initiatives, ensure alignment with customer goals, and deliver high-impact solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary onsite point of contact for performance engineering and technical project initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with customer stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and align on priorities.
• Lead performance analysis, tuning, and optimization efforts across applications and systems.
• Drive the planning, execution, and delivery of technical projects, ensuring timelines and quality standards are met.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and process improvement and proactively propose solutions.
• Translate business needs into technical requirements and work with engineering teams to implement them.
• Provide regular updates, reports, and presentations to both customer and internal leadership.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Should have strong experience in Performance Engineering, cloud optimization, capacity planning.
• Should have development background in Java for tuning and optimization
• Should have strong performance monitoring skills using Dynatrace/AppDynamics
• Should have experience in performance testing process in agile methodologies
• Should have good communication, leadership and presentation skills

• Proven experience in performance engineering, technical project management, or business/technical analysis.
• Strong understanding of system performance metrics, profiling tools, and optimization techniques.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently in a customer-facing environment.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and project tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence).
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (Master's preferred).
• Prior experience in a consulting or onsite customer engagement role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Tekshapers is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.