AutoZone · 9 hours ago
Systems Engineer (Performance Engineer)
Memphis, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expAutoZone is a leading retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories across the Americas. The Systems Engineer specializing in Performance Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) will drive the reliability, scalability, and performance of critical enterprise systems, focusing on performance test plans and SRE practices.
AutomotiveE-CommerceRetailSales
Responsibilities
Develop and implement performance test plans to evaluate system operations and detect bottlenecks
Analyze CPU, memory, and other performance metrics using industry-standard tools
Identify, track, and communicate performance issues, memory leaks, and bottlenecks to stakeholders
Collaborate with engineers, architects, and business teams to define performance SLAs and monitoring strategies
Lead and mentor performance testing teams, conduct chaos testing, and replicate production issues in test environments
Define and enforce resilience and reliability best practices
Plan and manage deliverables for performance diagnostics, capacity planning, architecture design, tuning, and monitoring
Conduct system security, performance, and stress testing; analyze results and recommend improvements
Identify areas for performance and process improvement, and define roadmaps for enhancement
Perform web/mobile application and network penetration testing, including vulnerability exploitation and documentation
Provide technical assistance to improve system performance, capacity, reliability, and scalability
Collaborate on service-level objectives (SLOs), error budgets, and reliability metrics
Implement and refine observability solutions (metrics, logs, traces) to proactively detect and resolve issues
Champion best practices for system reliability, scalability, and disaster recovery
Work closely with development and operations teams to ensure seamless integration of reliability engineering into the software lifecycle
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science or related field
5+ years of experience in architecting performance test automation solutions and SRE practices
Experience in performance testing web applications, and middleware/applications
Implemented at least one Chaos testing tool
Derive and execute chaos experiments at different layers of application on cloud infrastructure
Proven ability to create automated test scripts, test scenarios, and analyze results using LoadRunner, JMeter, and BlazeMeter
Experience in performance testing and tuning of complex large-scale enterprise applications in the Retail industry
Ability to identify system bottlenecks with strong troubleshooting, problem solving & reasoning skills
Strong programming skills (Python required; Java a plus)
A systems thinker, able to move fluidly between high-level abstract thinking and detail-oriented implementation, open-minded to new ideas, approaches, and technologies
Candidate must have strong experience with Python, JMeter, code profiling, and monitoring/observability tools
Data mining experience using custom shell scripts and leveraging complex Splunk queries for troubleshooting, and testbed setup
Experience in reporting to all levels of an organization regarding testing results and the ability to build monitoring dashboards
Database knowledge, indexes, and SQL optimization techniques in Oracle
Proficiency in monitoring/observability tools (Dynatrace required)
Good understanding of factors influencing the performance of software applications at multiple layers including Database, network, CPU utilization, JVM tuning, memory analysis, thread management, query performance, etc
Solid understanding of APIs and experience in creating and measuring performance for Web Services
Knowledge of UNIX, Linux, Windows, Java, MS SQL, C, C++, Python, GoScript, Greenplum, ATG, QT4, Oracle, Excel macros, APIGEE, PingIdentity, Kafka, TCP/IP, Networking and LAN monitoring
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible, etc.) and running performance tests against cloud-based services
Experience in reporting and building dashboards for technical and non-technical audiences
Benefits
Competitive pay
Unrivaled company culture
Medical, dental and vision plans
Exclusive discounts and perks, including an AutoZone in-store discount
401(k) with company match and Stock Purchase Plan
AutoZoners Living Well Program for free mental health support
Opportunities for career growth
Paid time off
Life, and short- and long-term disability insurance options
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts with wellness rewards
Tuition reimbursement
Company
AutoZone
AutoZone retails and distributes automotive replacement parts and accessories.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1991-04-12IPO
Leadership Team
William C. Rhodes
President and Chief Executive Officer for Customer Satisfaction
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William T. Giles
CFO and Executive VP – Finance, Information Technology and ALLDATA, Customer Satisfaction
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