Job Description

Responsible for investigating, measuring, validating or verifying the quality attributes of the system including scalability, reliability and resource usage; provide performance engineering recommendations to improve overall performance; ensure unit level performance testing and application performance; provide expert level skills working closely with the team to identify and document performance test requirements; Provide comprehensive performance test consultation including resolving routine performance problems in pre-production and production environments; perform quantitative analysis and make recommendations on optimal configuration settings to enhance significant performance and efficiency; create, update and maintain existing product level automated performance test scripts; schedule, execute and monitor performance tests; execute senior level Network throughout and Latency performance testing and use quantitative engineering methods to analyze, measure and correlate application performance; manage planning and set-up of test regions and environments, including configuration control; provide senior level analysis of the performance test results; utilize platform specific tools to measure performance in both real time and post-test analysis modes; identify and report all testing related issues and risks and ensure that defect tracking process results in performance and efficiency improvements; apply criteria to determine each component (stored procedures, servlets, JSP, transaction programs, batch programs, etc.) meets standards for performance and efficiency; develop and maintain tools and techniques used to automate tests (e.g., HPE Performance Center, Cucumber, Selenium, QTP/UFT (Quick Test Professional/Lean FT).

Requirements:

Masters in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or another directly related IT field and two years of experience in job offered or as a Quality Assurance (QA) Tester; or Bachelor's plus five years of experience.

Background in education, training or experience must include demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities; strong product domain knowledge; automating performance testing and/or developing business features/capabilities; knowledge of web application infrastructure (e.g. application servers, messaging, databases), client areas business functions and systems, QA test methodologies required to satisfy integration, performance testing, and software testing tools; senior level knowledge of multiple IT platforms including Netcentric, UNIX, Mobile, IBM Mainframe, OS 390, Microsoft Windows, Client Server; senior level knowledge of performance monitoring and analysis tools (HP Performance Center, VUGen, etc.) and performance engineering techniques and best practices; strong knowledge with Junit, Jasmine, Easy Mock, HTTPWatch, JMeter, JProfiler, etc.; strong knowledge of current versions of the following products: Outlook, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.; strong knowledge of object-oriented concepts and application; and proficient knowledge of Agile/Lean software development principals.

About Vanguard

We are Vanguard. Together, were changing the way the world invests.

For us, investing doesnt just end in value. It starts with values. Because when you invest with courage, when you invest with clarity, and when you invest with care, you can get so much more in return. We invest with purpose and thats how weve become a global market leader. Here, we grow by doing the right thing for the people we serve. And so can you.

We want to make success accessible to everyone. This is our opportunity. Lets make it count.

Inclusion Statement

Vanguards continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: Do the right thing.

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguards core purpose through our values.

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguards core purpose.

Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.