QUALITY PERFORMANCE ASSOCIATE ENGINEER

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

The Quality Performance Associate Engineer participates in developing the overall strategy related to nonfunctional aspects of the system including scalability, capacity planning, resiliency and application reliabilityThis role (under moderate supervision) is accountable for supporting the quality initiatives with focus on delivering high performant and scalable applications to our clients in a fast paced environment, developing and executing nonfunctional test plans for the ecosystem and collaborate with cross functional team of developers, architects and business to understand the system architecture and identify the pain-points when it comes scalability & performance

Technology and Innovation Division
As a member of City National's Technology & Innovation group, you will drive, develop, and maintain solutions for clients and colleagues. This is an exciting time of technology advancement and innovation across the bank, particularly within our technology teams.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

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  With minimal supervision, design and build performance test workload models/simulations to establish performance and scalability benchmarks. 30%
• Instrument and use performance testing tools, profilers and monitors to analyze health statistics of the system components and integrations. 20%
• Collaborate with Business Owners and IT to build and execute nonfunctional test plans for the program/ projects 20%
• Participate in building and supporting continuous performance testing capabilities by integrating tests with release pipelines and offer performance test framework for developers and testers to execute performance tests in a self-service capacity 10%
• Measure and report system performance metrics including throughput, response times, CPU , Memory, IO and garbage collection footprint under load conditions. 10%
• Assist in documenting and maintaining the performance test artifacts and repositories in a centralized location 10%
• All other appropriate duties as required. 10%
  

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Must-Have*

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Good academic understanding or practical knowledge of Quality Engineering practices , tools and methodologies, software testing standards, and the software development cycle
• Previous internship or co-op experience in the relevant field, is a plus
  

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of 1 or more programming languages ( C, Java , Python etc ) through academic projects or prior work experience
• Exposure to relational databases and SQL scripting
• Demonstrate a team player attitude with a growth mindset to be open to learn and adapt the changing landscape of the industry"

Compensation

Starting base salary: $87,027 - $138,965 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This job is eligible for bonus and/or commissions.

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  To be considered for this position you must meet at least these basic qualifications

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Benefits and Perks

At City National, we strive to be the best at whatever we do, including the benefits and perks we offer our colleagues. Get an inside look at our Benefits and Perks.

INCLUSION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT
City National Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other basis protected by law.

ABOUT CITY NATIONAL

We start with a basic premise: Business is personal. Since day one we've always gone further than the competition to help our clients, colleagues and community flourish. City National Bank was founded in 1954 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and that legacy of integrity, community and unparalleled client relationships continues to drive phenomenal growth today. City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies.