At Emirates, we believe in connecting the world, to and through, our global hub in Dubai; and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers ‘Fly Better’. Emirates Group IT thrives on the dynamic nature of technology. Being pioneers in aviation innovation, we're always at the forefront, pushing boundaries. We're on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as leaders in the industry. Embark on a journey with the world’s largest international airline and become a vital part of our cutting-edge information and technology team as Lead Performance Engineer.
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Working within the Quality Engineering (QE) team as a Lead Performance Engineer (LPE), you will be responsible for ensuring the performance, availability, scalability, and reliability of a suite of products within an agile release train. You will collaborate with multiple stakeholders to develop a fit-for-purpose performance engineering and testing strategy that covers all aspects of the product, including cross-program dependencies.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute complex test scenarios to ensure optimal functional/code coverage, and identify performance regressions or other anomalies.
- Establish performance baselines and identify key areas for improvements.
- Participate in all phases of the Performance Engineering lifecycle for the products within an agile release train.
- Review and critique the design and architecture of the solutions, and suggest options to improve performance and reliability.
- Collaborate with architects and product owners to ensure that non-functional requirements (NFR) backlogs are maintained for the products.
- Work with IT and business stakeholders to design workload models and ensure the effectiveness of non-functional tests.
- Investigate and resolve performance and/or availability issues to reduce defect leakages to production.
- Establish appropriate performance gates within the Continuous Integration or Continuous Deployment pipelines.
- Implement fit-for-purpose performance testing frameworks for the products.
- Provide timely feedback to enhance and maintain the performance testing frameworks.
- Conduct thorough analysis of performance testing results through statistical data analysis.
Requirements
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in Performance Engineering, including performance testing, profiling, and tuning of highly available and scalable mission-critical applications.
- 3+ years of experience leading performance engineering practices for a suite of products, including web, mobile, and desktop applications.
- Proven expertise in performance tuning and optimization of applications and systems, including identifying bottlenecks and enhancing overall efficiency.
- Proficient with application profiling tools and extensive experience with commercial and open-source load testing tools.
- Strong ability to review application architecture and design principles with a focus on recommending improvements to enhance system performance.
- Knowledge of monitoring and observability solutions, and comfortable working across cloud platforms.
- In-depth understanding of relational and NoSQL databases, and familiarity with DevOps practices.
Salary & Benefits
Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotel stays around the world. Experience the vibrant lifestyle of our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city.
