SPUG: JOB: Wanted: Software Performance Engineer, Bellevue

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Working as a member of the enterprise Performance Engineering team, the
successful candidate will be responsible for developing, executing and
analyzing performance tests against BlackBerry's enterprise solutions to
ensure they meet the highest performance and reliability requirements.
Enterprise Services and Products are mission critical for our customers.  
Performance, scalability and robustness are very important.  This person
will play an integral part in improving the next generation of BlackBerry
Cloud and On-Premise solutions.

Please send resume's ASAP to bjolley at blackberry.com

 - Permanent position
 - Great benefits, with 401k match, medical/dental/vision and 3 weeks vacation.
 - Direct hire
 - Must be legal to work in the U.S.  No visas sponsored.
 - Bellevue, Washington
 - No/minimal telecommuting.

As a Performance Specialist you will:

 - Develop test plans and strategy documents
 - Execute and Analyze Performance test cases in the following areas:
   Capacity, Stability, Robustness and Disaster Recovery.
 - Debug and troubleshoot failed tests with development and follow through
   until resolution.
 - Assess the performance of BlackBerry Cloud and On-Premise enterprise
   solutions to define system capacity and stability.
 - Collaborate with development, operations and project teams to identify
   performance improvements.
 - Consolidate and communicate performance results to various roles with
   varying levels of technical skills.

To be successful in this role:

 - University degree in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent.
 - 3+ years experience in performance testing, software testing and/or
   monitoring large scale services.
 - Able to identify software performance issues and their impact on hardware
   resources
 - Experience in collecting and analyzing performance related data.
 - Have a good understanding of how to scale cloud based services and/or
   enterprise grade software products.
 - Ability to work hand in hand with developers in resolving any performance
   issues.
 - Proven track record of consistently meeting commitments by defining a test
   strategy and test plan that may be based on ambiguous performance
   requirements.

We are BlackBerry, a global mobile communications leader who revolutionized
the industry with its introduction in 1999. Today, BlackBerry's products and
services, from messaging to enterprise mobility, are relied on by millions of
individuals every day to securely and efficiently connect them to the content
and people that matter most.  At BlackBerry our instinct for innovation is
relentless, so as we continue to push the boundaries of mobile experiences, we
continue to drive the talent, passion and creativity of our employees.  If you
want to do challenging work that matters, be free to express your ideas and
learn new things, then we want you to be part of the BlackBerry team.

Please send resume's ASAP to bjolley at blackberry.com