Senior Performance Test Engineer

About the role

Columbia Sportwear Company is seeking a Senior Performance Test Engineer in Portland, OR responsible for leading performance testing initiatives, which include planning, developing, executing performance tests and stress tests, to measure E2E performance, identify and resolve bottlenecks.

Responsibilities

• Analyze test results and collaborate with development teams on optimizations.
• Create reports and mentor junior engineers.
• Design pervasive integration between Quality Automation and Development and Operations (DevOps) process.
• Ensure performance tests are integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with stakeholders to define performance goals.
• Work with internal teams and vendors to set up cloud and on-premise hosted performance environments.
• Solve complex problems and develop creative solutions using tools and technologies, including relational databases, Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS) and Architecture, Web Services (REST, SOAP, WCF), JSON, XML, JavaScript, VB, Java, PowerShell.
• Contribute to the enhancement of performance testing framework and methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering or related field (foreign equivalent).
• 60 months of experience in job offered or related position, including experience with:
• Designing and building performance testing solutions;
• Performance testing tools like CloudTest, LoadRunner, JMeter, K6;
• Strong programming skills in languages used for scripting (C, JavaScript, VB, Python);
• Proficiency in monitoring tools such as Grafana and Dynatrace;
• Working knowledge on Retail and Ecommerce platforms like Dynamics 365 and Salesforce Commerce Cloud;
• Experience in data and log analysis using KQL, SQL;
• Working knowledge of Azure services like Service Bus, Cosmos DB , AppInsights;
• Strong Understanding of system architecture, networks, and operating systems;
• Good Understanding of source control like GitHub and Bitbucket;
• Defect Analysis reporting and tracking using tools like HP ALM, JIRA.

Benefits

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company. Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities.