Systems & Performance Engineer

Job Description:

We are seeking a Senior Systems & Performance Engineer to design, optimize, and maintain high-performance enterprise applications and middleware platforms. The ideal candidate will have expertise in application performance, middleware administration, automation, and cloud-native technologies, ensuring reliable and scalable systems across development, staging, and production environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor, analyze, and optimize system and application performance across middleware, web, and cloud environments.

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines to automate build, deployment, and testing processes.

• Administer, configure, and optimize middleware platforms (e.g., WebLogic, Tomcat, JBoss) and support enterprise-grade applications.

• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring scalability, high availability, and automated recovery.

• Collaborate with development, QA, and infrastructure teams to troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes.

• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, or AppDynamics.

• Lead performance tuning efforts, including JVM optimization, thread and memory management, and load balancing.

• Ensure security, compliance, and best practices across middleware, cloud, and container environments.

• Mentor junior engineers and document processes, runbooks, and architecture designs.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in middleware administration, application performance, or system reliability engineering.

• Strong knowledge of middleware platforms: WebLogic, Tomcat, JBoss, or similar.

• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, OCI, Azure) and Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform).

• Expertise in containers & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).

• Strong scripting and automation skills (Shell, Python, WLST, Ansible, Jenkins).

• Experience with performance monitoring, tuning, and observability tools.

• Familiarity with high availability, clustering, and load balancing concepts.

• Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.

Preferred:

• Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS, OCI) or middleware administration (Oracle WebLogic).

• Experience with microservices architectures and API integrations.

Why Join Us:

• Work on large-scale enterprise systems with a focus on performance and reliability.

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team of engineers and architects.

• Exposure to cloud-native technologies, containers, and automation frameworks.

At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

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