Performance Engineer

• Work along-side engineering teams to design, implement and manage load tests appropriate for purpose across the various Vista products
• Manage Vista’s performance testing environments, both on-premise and Cloud
• Carry out deep investigation of performance results, reporting findings back to key stakeholders as required
• Provide Training and guidance to engineering teams to help take ownership of their own performance testing assets and testing functions
• Help maintain Vista’s Performance Engineering platform, including processes, analysis tools and testing framework
• Provide performance troubleshooting and issue resolution services to both Operational and Engineering teams as required
• Help Services Teams with tools and technology for diagnosing customer system issues
• Work with Knowledge Services team to create required documentation

• Investigative mindset with a drive to solve problems and figure out how things work
• Experience with troubleshooting complex technical issues
• Experience with Load Testing techniques and tools such as JMeter
• Ability to understand and process complex data sets, interpret statistical metrics and derive conclusions
• Knowledge of system monitoring tools such as Grafana, Datadog, APMs etc
• Confidence to develop code using some or all of Python, Powershell, Shell scripts, Go, or whatever other languages may be needed
• Knowledge and experience across multiple architectural areas, including client and server applications, databases, network technologies and cloud (Azure specifically)
• A critical thinker, able to balance scepticism and confidence, based on the strength of evidence
• Ability to communicate ideas and concepts clearly and concisely
• Down to earth, pragmatic approach
• ability to balance aspirational goals and direction with real world constraints and business reality
• Relevant tertiary qualification (computer science, engineering, applied maths/statistics or similar) or equivalent experience
• Right to live and work in New Zealand without the need for employer sponsorship

Experience working in a SaaS company is beneficial

• Excellent work/life balance including a 4 ½ day working week
• Hybrid working (home and office-based split)
• Medical and Life insurance (after qualifying period)
• Volunteer day, enhanced paid parental leave and wellness benefits
• Strong mentoring & career development focus
• Fun team events including the Vista Innovation Cup