About the Opportunity:
Sagent is a dynamic and innovative leader in the mortgage servicing technology industry. We are seeking a highly skilled Performance Architect Principal to join our exceptional team. You will be responsible for designing and implementing performance strategies and solutions that enhance system efficiency and scalability. As Sagent’s Performance Architect, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify performance bottlenecks and ensure the highest level of application performance in a fast-paced environment.
Our team will provide you with the best tools, resources and compensation to get the job done…and enjoy every minute of it.
Your day-to-day at Sagent:
Performance Strategy Development:
- Develop and implement comprehensive performance testing strategies and frameworks that ensure system reliability, scalability, and responsiveness across applications.
- Analyze system architecture and application designs to identify performance issues and recommend optimizations.
- Design, develop and debug performance tests.
Collaboration and Benchmarking:
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to design performance benchmarks, monitoring solutions, and dashboards that provide real-time insights into system performance.
- Facilitate workshops and discussions with cross-functional teams to gather performance requirements and align on performance goals.
- Collaborate with product management and other stakeholders to define performance objectives for new features and enhancements.
- Estimation of future system requirements and infrastructure scaling to accommodate increased user load
Performance Assessments and Improvement:
- Research and identify performance tooling, as needed.
- Conduct thorough performance assessments, including load testing, stress testing, and capacity planning, to identify system bottlenecks and areas for improvement.
- Recommend and implement architectural improvements and optimizations based on assessments findings to enhance overall system performance.
Troubleshooting and Issue Resolution:
- Lead the troubleshooting and resolution of complex performance-related issues in production and staging environments, ensuring minimal impact on users.
- Develop and maintain documentation of performance issues, resolutions, and best practices to create a knowledge base for future reference.
We would love to hear from you if you have:
- Degree in software engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or relevant discipline with +10 years of experience in a related field. Experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Proven experience in performance architecture, engineering, or related roles, preferably within a technology-focused environment.
- Strong understanding of performance testing tools and methodologies.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C#, or Python.
- Experience with APIs and Performance testing benchmarks
- Experience with cloud platforms and microservices architecture is a plus.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
Other:
Willingness to travel ~10% as needed.
Other duties as assigned
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