Performance Engineering Lead

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We are looking for a seasoned Performance Engineering Lead that is passionate about testing large-scale, mission-critical software in a fast-paced agile environment. We @ TD - Performance engineering, strongly believe in Performance Testing and Engineering to build high-quality next generation software.  This role offers you the opportunity to apply your domain knowledge to new product requests and collaborate with other architects inside and outside the company. The ideal candidate will be partnered with talented full stack engineers that share our passion and great pride in the simple elegance and usability of our solution. They will be a key member of the system performance/core teams & work on a proof of concept if needed and relish the opportunity to share their knowledge with more junior engineers.  No matter what role you play, you are a leader in the Performance Engineering space. Whether you are an Engineer, SDET or PE Architect, Developer, Tester, Lead, Manager everyone runs on the same set of basic principles in an effort to remain the best ever PE team to work with.  We hire the brightest minds at PE @ TD offering an opportunity to make a direct impact and drive change at internet speed. If you are a passionate leader and innovative pioneer, we looking to hand you the keys to engineer and fine tune applications used by Canada's top rated Bank.  Here at PE @ TD, we work hard at building an amazing set of solutions used by our customers and we have a ton of fun while doing it! Fun is a core competency in our team – we look for people that have fun at work and make it easy for others to have fun. Job Duties and Responsibilities Strategize & lead testing of TD Bank's production like infrastructure with a focus on automation & scale Promote and apply best practices for performance testing of scalable and reliable services across engineering Be a subject matter expert and partner with our engineering team on areas of performance and scale Drive initiatives to evolve our current performance framework/tools/processes and keep it in line with best practices and scalability needs. Participate in root cause analysis for performance related incidences and determining how we can prevent them in the future, Identify performance bottlenecks and create repeatable processes Be a performance test advocate and advisor for the performance tools and frameworks that serve as a model for others with regard to quality, scalability, operability, maintainability, etc Participate in defining the technical vision and architecture with performance in mind Communicate and collaborate across levels, functions, and organizational boundaries Mentor and coach junior engineers to leverage their full potential Requirements Track record of leading successful large scale Infrastructure projects 6+ years of leading performance test engineering 5+ years of Performance Testing/Monitoring of Web Applications Candidates MUST be able to code with a programming language using standard software development practices like unit testing and iterative development Possess good knowledge in