Sr Software Engineer - SPEC CPU, SPECjbb, Java

Job Title : Sr Software Engineer - SPEC CPU, SPECjbb, Java
Location : Hillsboro, OR (Remote; 5% travel to onsite)
Duration : One year (contract)

Key Skills : Data Center, AI, Test Automation, Scripting, Performance, Linux, Networking, Server benchmarks, SPEC CPU, SPECjbb, Wordpress PHP, Linpack, Stream, LMBench, HammerDB, HiBench, MLPerf, Web Serving, Transcoding, LAMP, PHP, MySQL, Hadoop, Memcached, Java benchmarking, Linux, Windows OS, C/C++/Java, IaaS VMs, Server clusters, Compile Kernels, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred : Prior experience with system configuration, testing and benchmarking.

Job Description: In this position, you will be a member of the Data Center and AI team. This team is responsible for enabling client's Sales and Marketing teams as well as client's customers with benchmarking proof points that highlight client capabilities and benefits. You will be performing Cloud instance benchmarking on leading Cloud Service Provider platforms. Key responsibilities include evaluating performance using industry standard benchmarks, commercial and/or open source applications, developing test automation test scripts and evaluating key technologies that drive performance. We are looking for a candidate that is well versed in Linux, networking, who can set up machines/clusters/instances, compile kernels, load OS's, configure networks and storage, run benchmarks and debug associated problems as they come along. In addition, programming experience to write micro benchmarks to stress server systems is a plus.

Job Responsibilities:
- Evaluating cloud instance and server performance using both internal and external benchmarks and applications
- Responsible for adapting existing tests, benchmarks, and applications
- Develop new tests or adapt workloads to test/stress architectural features for server processors

Required Skills and Experience :
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in:
o Compiling and running server benchmarks such as SPEC CPU, SPECjbb, Wordpress PHP, Linpack, Stream, LMBench, HammerDB, HiBench, MLPerf, etc.
o Web Serving, Transcoding, LAMP, PHP, MySQL, Hadoop, Memcached, Java benchmarking experience.
o Linux and Windows operating system expertise
o Re-building kernels, compiling open source code or projects, LAMP stack
o C, C++, Java, and/or scripting languages
o Debugging and troubleshooting PC, workstation, or server solutions
o Familiarity working with Cloud Instances (IaaS VMs)
o Setting up server systems/clusters, compile kernels, load OS's, configure networks and storage.
o Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Prior experience with system configuration, testing and benchmarking ideal
- Min of a BS degree is required, no exceptions

Website: www.mavensoft.com