Performance Strategic Advisors Technology

Client: Fidelity Investments

Location: Westlake, TX

Rate; $70/hr C2C

Must Have: Performance testing expertise (JMeter, Dynatrace), understanding of load/stress testing, garbage collection, heap memory, CPU utilization, Java background, Jenkins, WebLogic/Java servers Profile Mix: 30% Development / 70% Performance Domain: Financial (nice to have)

Logistics:

• Location: Hybrid– Westlake, TX
• Interview Rounds: 1–2

-Onsite Interview for final round

Job Description

Performance Strategic Advisors Technology (SAT) is seeking a Software Engineer with strong expertise in Java and hands-on experience building enterprise-scale, cloud-ready distributed systems. We are looking for engineer with expertise in Performance testing. We are looking for engineers who strive for engineering excellence, deliver high-quality solutions, and are passionate about advancing modern technology practices.

The Expertise We’re Looking For

6–8 years of full stack development experience with a strong focus on Java and backend engineering

Proficiency with Java EE, Spring Boot, Spring MVC , and RESTful API development

Experience building scalable microservices and distributed systems

Solid understanding of domain driven design utilizing object-oriented programming principles , secure coding, and best engineering practices

Hands-on experience designing, developing, and operating event ‑ driven systems using Apache Kafka .

Design & execute performance tests (load, stress, soak, spike, capacity) using Apache JMeter; build reusable test plans and data strategies.

Instrument and analyze end ‑ to ‑ end system performance with Dynatrace (or similar APM)—trace hotspots across services, JVM/CLR, DB, caches, and external dependencies.

Engineer for scalability & resiliency—profile bottlenecks, optimize code paths, tune JVM/GC, threads, DB queries, connection pools, caches, and message brokers.

Automate performance pipelines—integrate tests into CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI) with pass/fail gates based on thresholds.

Exposure to Docker/Kubernetes and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure

Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, uDeploy or equivalent)

Strong communication and collaboration skills in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban)

Self-driven, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced environment

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Herbin Berreondo

RT Principal Technical Recruiter