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Performance Test Engineer - Van Buren Township, MI 48111



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Corporate Initiatives Group

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Role Summary/Purpose
The Performance Test Engineer will build and execute application load / stress tests, analyze test results, isolate problems, and coordinate performance tuning to ensure business availability and response time SLAs are met.

Essential Responsibilities
� Work closely with application teams to ensure performance test requirements are understood, conform to standard process input templates, and are delivered in a timely fashion
� Review proposed transaction simulations, workload, and test data to ensure design meets Performance Test methodology best practices
� Ensure performance test scripts developed offshore conform to standards; create scripts if necessary
� Execute performance tests
� Analyze test results, draw conclusions, and recommend performance focus areas to appropriate subject matter expert
� Coordinate performance bottleneck remediation
� Using Six Sigma tools, identify process improvement opportunities, and automate where possible


Qualifications/Requirements
� Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 4 years of experience in an IT position)
� At least 5 additional years IT experience
� At least 1 year experience in performance test methodology: designing tests and execution scenarios
� At least 1 year experience working with Load Runner or other performance testing tool

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
� Able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
� Be 18 years of age or older
� Willing to submit to a background investigation and drug test as part of the selection process
� Willing to work out of an office in Visteon Village, Van Buren County, Wayne Township (near Ann Arbor / Detroit)
� Please submit your application for employment through GEcareers.com to be considered


Additional Eligibility Qualifications
GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

Desired Characteristics
� Strong analytical and problem solving skills
� Strong interpersonal skills; experience working in a matrixed team environment
� Strong verbal and written communication skills
� Performance problem isolation experience in one or more of the following areas: Web Servers � iPlanet, Apache, Application Servers � Weblogic, Websphere, Database � Oracle, SQLServer, OS � Sun Solaris, Linux, and Middleware � MQSeries
� Working knowledge of Sitescope
� Green Belt Certified (GE Employees only)



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We offer a competitive salary, outstanding benefits package and the professional advantages of an environment that supports your development and recognizes your achievements. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

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  • LOCATION:
    Van Buren Township, MI 48111
  • SALARY/WAGE:
    Commensurate with Experience
  • JOB STATUS/TYPE:
    Full Time
    Employee
  • JOB CATEGORY:
    IT/Software Development
  • OCCUPATIONS:
    IT Project Management
    General/Other: IT/Software Development
  • INDUSTRY:
    Computer/IT Services
  • CAREER LEVEL:
    Experienced (Non-Manager)
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    1083776