Sr. Java Performance Engineer (Data Science)

Sr. Java Performance Engineer (Data Science)

At Brown Brothers Harriman, we believe no job is too big or small for any of us to handle if it helps our clients. We value passionate, committed people who enjoy collaborating with others to find new solutions to complex business challenges. We are looking for the type of person who speaks their mind, truly listens and steps outside their role to add value wherever they can.

Someone who is driven to get things done and views obstacles as an exciting challenge that demands a creative solution. Above all, we seek someone who takes great pride in their work and is inspired and motivated by their role in protecting and enhancing our client's financial well-being.

Join us as a Java Performance Engineer (Data Science)!

Role & Responsibilities

Brown Brothers Harriman is currently recruiting a Sr. Java Performance Engineer (Data Science)for the Digital Transformation Systems team.

Principal Responsibilities include:

• Resilience analysis - with analysis of potential impact vectors and in-depth understanding of the application code, identify and simulate negative scenarios to highlight resilience hotspots
• Performance and scalability engineering - track efficiency trends using production statistics and results of automated tests and reconfigure applications to meet scalability demands and adjust resource guarantees
• Upgrade coordination - monitor component end-of-life and version vulnerability and control upgrades of the platform elements
• CI/CD ownership - adjust and test environment configurations to ensure throughput, stability, High Availability and Business Continuity
• Architecture - participate in application architecture with the goal of minimizing risks in the system by evaluating requirement risks, simplifying architecture and ensuring defensive coding
• Monitoring - design and develop monitoring dashboards and measurement facilities along with KPI thresholds and acceptable outage/error levels in various categories
• Incident resolution - participate in incident mitigation efforts and their post-mortem analysis

Required Qualifications:

• Passion in error and performance analysis and problem-solving attitude
• Understanding of Microservice architecture in Linux environment and relevant monitoring tools
• Experience in creating and tuning Java applications (Spring)
• Experience with container technologies, Kubernetes or OpenShift
• Experience with CD/CI (Git, Jenkins, Maven)
• RDBMS concepts - basic principles of query optimization, preferably in Oracle environment
• B. S. Degree in Computer Science or related field experience
• Good communication skills and working proficiency in English

Nice to have experiences:

• Advanced Splunk skills
• Knowledge of Python
• Understanding of performance testing tools such as JMeter
• Basic web optimization techniques

What We Offer:

• A collaborative environment that enables you to step outside your role to add value wherever you can
• Direct access to clients, information and experts across all business areas around the world
• Opportunities to grow your expertise, take on new challenges, and reinvent yourself-without leaving the firm
• A culture of inclusion that values each employee's unique perspective
• High-quality benefits program emphasizing good health, financial security, and peace of mind
• Rewarding work with the flexibility to enjoy personal and family experiences at every career stage
• Volunteer opportunities to give back to your community and help transform the lives of others

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state or local law.

Full time

Boston