Engineer, Performance at Standard Bank Group

Job Description

• We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Performance Engineer to join our team in Johannesburg, South Africa. As a Performance Engineer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the efficiency and reliability of our software systems by conducting thorough performance testing and optimization.
• Performance testing: It is the process of creating and carrying out tests to evaluate how quickly, accurately and steadily software systems or applications operate.
• Load Testing: Testing the system's performance at different user activity or data load levels is known as load testing.
• Stress testing: It involves assessing the system's performance in difficult scenarios, like heavy user traffic or resource shortages.
• Benchmarking: It is the process of evaluating a system's performance against rivals or industry norms.
• Performance monitoring: It is the process of putting procedures and tools in place to keep an eye on how well systems or applications are performing in real time.
• Root Cause Analysis: Examining and determining the root cause of problems with performance.
• Participate in capacity planning and scalability assessments
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies in performance engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• AWS Certified Developer Associate and/or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate - Advantageous

Experience: 

• 5+ years of experience in performance engineering or a related role
• Coding experience exceeding simple scripts
• Previous experience working in the site performance engineer field
• Understanding of System Architecture
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Knowledge of web technologies and protocols
• Experience with performance optimization techniques and best practices
• Understanding of system architecture and scalability principles
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities