z Performance Analyst

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
The IBM Z Software Performance team is responsible for designing, executing, and analyzing stress workloads/benchmarks on the IBM Z and LinuxONE systems to ensure these systems meet customer expectations.

There are many tools/automation scripts developed to carry out performance environment setup/configuration, performance measurements, capturing various data points, storing them in a common database, presentation of data, analysis of the captured data and finally visual presentation of multiple comparisons.

As a tools developer, you will design, create new tools, and enhance and maintain the existing tools. During this one has to collaborate with various stakeholders in the performance team, understand the usage of the tool, pain points of the users, and accrodingly bring in new changes to the tools to make the user comfortable and accomplish the task whatever they want to.

• Development and support of critical internal tools used for detailed analysis of IBM Z hardware performance.
• Study and understand existing tools source code and build process.
• Enhance these tools to resolve issues as needed and provide updates needed for each new IBM Z hardware model.
• Design solutions to modernize and enhance useability of these tools over time.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• As Individual Developer
• 6-10 years of experience as a Software Developer back end and front end
• Strong Java coding and testing skills.
• Eclipse skills, including view extensions.
• Working knowledge of GitHub and Jenkins.
• Working knowledge of JavaScript, React, Node.js is a plus.
• Experience with the application of agile concepts
• Good Communication and presentation skills

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Master degree in information technology, computer science, computer engineering
• Knowledge of performance testing
• Organizational skills to maintain source GitHub repositories, track issues, report development status.
• Ability to communicate with performance teams regarding issue and updates.
• Ability to learn and understand detailed internal IBM Z Performance metrics.