Cognyte Sr Performance Engineer 

India, Maharashtra, Pune 

335176068

So, if you’re looking to apply your expertise and well-honed skills in System Infrastructure & Security Architecture, and: are driven by
curiosity,

• thrive on solving the most complex challenges, and
• are looking for a unique opportunity to grow and contribute
• in an exciting and rewarding environment
• Then we want to meet you!

Your impact

• Architect and optimize systems for performance, scalability, and reliability across different cloud native technologies and virtualized environments.
• Design and guide the load testing, benchmarking, and performance tuning of critical infrastructure and applications.
• Design and implement observability solutions using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Open-Telemetry, or similar.
• Develop strategies for resource management, including dynamic scaling and auto-scaling based on demand and performance metrics.
• Define best practices for monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
• Analyze system bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements.
• Define required system specifications according to testing conclusions.
• Work closely and collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to ensure systems are designed with performance and observability in mind.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies in observability, performance engineering, and cloud native infrastructure.

Your toolbox

• Proven experience as a Performance Engineer with 6+ years in large-scale environments.
• Strong understanding of load testing tools and benchmarking methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with observability platforms and telemetry pipelines.
• Deep knowledge of cloud-native architectures and auto-scaling mechanisms (e.g., Kubernetes HPA).
• Strong understanding of networking, and virtualization technologies
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation and CI/CD practices.
• Experience with configuration management
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• An endlessly curious mind with a drive for new challenges

Advantage

• BSc in computer science or equivalent degree
• Background in capacity planning and sizing factors definition
• Certification in performance engineering
• Experience with distributed tracing and log aggregation tools
• Work experience in a global company
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies

Apply now.