Kforce has a client that is seeking an Automation Engineer in Irving, TX. Responsibilities: Performance Testing: * Design and execute performance tests to evaluate the system's responsiveness, stability, scalability, and resource usage * Identify performance bottlenecks and provide recommendations for improvements * Analyze test results and generate detailed performance reports Resiliency Testing: * Conduct resiliency tests to ensure the system can handle failures and recover gracefully * Implement and test failure scenarios to validate the system's fault tolerance * Recommend and validate resiliency patterns such as circuit breakers, bulkheads, and retries Performance Monitoring: * Set up and maintain performance monitoring tools to continuously track system performance * Analyze performance metrics and logs to detect and diagnose performance issues in real-time Capacity Planning: * Perform capacity planning to ensure the system can handle expected and peak loads * Provide recommendations for scaling resources based on performance data and future growth projections Performance Optimization: * Collaborate with development and operations teams to optimize code, database queries, and infrastructure configurations * Recommend best practices for performance tuning and optimization Kubernetes Performance Parameters: * Recommend and configure performance parameters for Kubernetes clusters, such as resource limits, requests, and autoscaling policies