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ID #21197626
State Texas
City Austin
Job type Permanent
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source COX Enterprises
Showed 2021-10-16
Date 2021-10-15
Deadline 2021-12-13
Category Architect/engineer/CAD
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Senior Performance Test Engineer

Texas, Austin, 73301 Austin USA

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Primary Location: 10415 Morado Circle, Austin, TX, USA

Division: Cox Automotive

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Requisition Number: 217960 This position is remote/work from home and can be located anywhere within the Central or Eastern Time zones. Cox Automotive is currently looking for a Senior Performance Test Engineer with skills in LoadRunner, Blazemeter, JMeter, and/or Performance Centre to join our successful vAuto team in Austin, TX.

Learn more about Cox Automotive
  • Make Your Mark - https://youtu.be/lJzIZRp6I
  • We Are Cox Automotive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHb5koSO14E
  • The Connected Cox Automotive Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOCvFnzrOys
  • Transforming the Auto Industry - https://tinyurl.com/yy25uk4j
  • Cox Conserves - https://tinyurl.com/y5ezc6ec

Our Teams As part of the Cox Automotive family, vAuto is building a connected suite of software solutions and services to help automotive dealers thrive in todays digital retailing environment. From digital marketing to credit applications and financing, our integrated approach is making buying, selling, and shopping for a car more efficient and enjoyable for everyone involved. At vAuto, we offer the chance to do your best work and to help lead the digital revolution of the auto industry. Our Software Delivery teams are energetic influencers who have built a world-class software platform, for auto dealers, from the ground up. Collaboration is woven into the fabric of everything we do; from 24-hour Hackathons to sprint reviews and scrum teams, youll be immersed in an environment that nurtures individualism, creative problem-solving, and intellect.

Your Role The Senior Performance Test Lead will be responsible to create and manage a non-functional test capability thats key goal is to improve the performance, capacity, and resilience of the software product. As the Lead Performance Engineer, you would conduct an analysis of the system attributes such as responsiveness, throughput, peak workload capacity, and stability under load and have a performance report issued based on which configuration changes can be made to remove bottlenecks and improve application performance. The Lead Performance Test Engineer will be responsible to define and implement performance Testing strategy including roadmap, tools, frameworks, and approaches across application product teams.

Your Duties
  • Create/assist in developing Performance test strategies/plans.
  • Responsible for system analysis, and decomposition of business and non-functional/system requirements to develop Performance/Load test scenarios.
  • Lead the design, creation, and execution of Performance test plans, document results accurately, determine severity levels, and log and retest discrepancies encountered during the testing process.
  • Execute load and performance tests against web-based applications, web service interfaces, and back-end server components.
  • Identify Key KPIs and performance scripts are designed to capture the application response around these core KPIs. Document and report test results while managing issues to resolution.
  • Able to tune cloud applications and provide cloud auto-scale recommendations.

Qualifications:
  • Where permitted by applicable law, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for this U.S.-based job.
    • (Reasonable accommodations for medical and religious objections will be considered.)
  • 5+ years of professional experience testing the performance of Software connected functionalities, and data endpoints
  • BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related field (or additional 4 years broad development experience in lieu of education).
  • 2+ years experience with LoadRunner, Blazemeter, JMeter, and/or Performance Centre.
  • Experience with various Performance Testing and Application monitoring tools including
    • Test Environment, Test Data, and Performance Test & other Application Monitoring tools.

What we look for
  • Experience writing and crafting performance scripts and ensuring stability and scalability of applications and environments.
  • Experience leading Performance Test readiness
  • Ability to plan and coordinate test execution as per the requirements,
  • Design Performance test strategy
  • Design & review test scripts and test data.
  • Experience ensuring criteria for testing is defined (expected results), analyze results of testing cycles
  • Experience presenting the results to appropriate stakeholders.
  • Ability to identify any potential issues, recommend solution/improvement/enhancements, and engage appropriate resource managers for resources required.
  • Meticulous in attention to detail and good judgment with a keen eye for testability, robustness, and Performance.
  • Experience with In-sprint (i.e., Agile methodology-based projects) Performance Testing.
  • Previous experience mentoring project teams to analyze root causes and find resolutions for the identified performance bottlenecks.
  • Experience in performance testing methodologies, processes, and tools.
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Who We Are

About Cox AutomotiveTheres nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox We are the Cox family of businesses. Weve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us. Our primary divisions - Cox Communications and Cox Automotive - are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators. Were also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation. Were looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope youll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page .Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individuals age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship. Statement to ALL Third-Party Agencies and Similar Organizations: Cox accepts resumes only from agencies with which we formally engage their services. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Cox employees, Cox hiring manager, or send to any Cox facility. Cox is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.

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