Kellymitchell Group

Job Summary: Our client is seeking an Automation Engineer to join their team! Duties: Design, develop, and execute performance, load, stress, and scalability tests to assess system responsiveness, stability, and resource utilization Identify performance bottlenecks across application, database, and infrastructure layers, and provide actionable optimization recommendations Analyze test results and produce clear, data-driven performance reports for technical and non-technical stakeholders Design and execute resiliency and chaos test scenarios to validate system behavior under failure conditions Simulate real-world failure events such as service outages, network latency, and resource exhaustion; assess recovery mechanisms Recommend, implement, and validate resiliency patterns like circuit breakers, retries, bulkheads, rate limiting, and fallbacks Configure and maintain performance monitoring and observability tools for continuous system health tracking Analyze real-time metrics, logs, and traces to proactively detect, diagnose, and resolve performance and stability issues Partner with engineering teams to define performance SLIs/SLOs and alerting thresholds Conduct capacity planning exercises to ensure systems can handle expected growth and peak workloads Provide data-backed recommendations for horizontal and vertical scaling strategies Support performance readiness for production releases and high-traffic events Collaborate with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to optimize application code, database queries, APIs, and system configurations Recommend and enforce best practices for performance tuning within microservices architectures Define and configure Kubernetes performance parameters, including resource requests/limits, autoscaling policies, and pod distribution strategies Ensure optimal performance and stability of containerized applications in cloud-native environments Document performance testing frameworks, tools, methodologies, and best practices Provide guidance, training, and support to development and operations teams on performance and resiliency engineering Evaluate and improve testing, monitoring, and resiliency processes Stay current with emerging performance engineering tools, cloud-native technologies, and industry best practices Desired Skills / Experience: 5+ years of experience in performance engineering, automation engineering, or site reliability engineering (SRE) 3+ years of pr...

Duties: Create and support the documentation across key projects Write technical requirements and document change management/enablement content for key projects Write and maintain operational playbooks Create Test Coverage and Test Scripts for UAT Participate in UAT Test Execution Ability to Triage system issues and engage the right folks to resolve Design solutions that can be implemented with minimal disruption to supporting systems, and that are cost-effective Ensure solutions are scalable and flexible to meet future business needs Anticipate the needs of stakeholders affected by process change and ensure that proposed changes represent the best overall fit for the organization Participate in discussions with cross-functional stakeholders to understand business pain points, align on strategy, and recommend the path forward Partner with key stakeholders to launch new tools/processes, define success metrics, and publish project outcomes Seek opportunities for process improvements through automation or integration of systems Desired Skills/Experience: Bachelor's Degree required 4+ years of operational responsibilities related to SAAS models preferred Demonstrated success in driving projects forward successfully to completion Strong technical and/or analytical skills with an ability to pull and manipulate data in Access, Excel, Python, SQL/SOQL Server, or equivalent tools Effective influencer, communication, and interpersonal skills; great listener Detail-oriented, process-driven, and possess the ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment Strong desire to help others and intellectual curiosity about people and organization issues Understanding of database infrastructure and database concepts UAT test script creation and execution Benefits: Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP) 401K offered The approximate pay range for this position is between $31.00 and $45.00. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location.