Team Sparq is committed to creating high-quality tech careers while helping clients accelerate their digital transformation journey. We are committed to being an inclusive workplace, maintaining a culture of equitable, diverse employment and advancement company-wide.
Why you will enjoy Mondays again:
- Opportunity to collaborate with a diverse group of colleagues in a fun, creative environment
- Progressive career journey and opportunity for advancement
- Continuous development through training, mentorship and certification programs
- Exposure to modern technologies across various industries in an agile environment
- Remote work
A Day in the Life:
- Design and execute performance tests including load, stress, soak, and spike testing to evaluate system behavior under varying conditions
- Leverage K6 to build and run performance scripts, deploying tests within Kubernetes environments
- Monitor system metrics using Prometheus and Grafana to identify bottlenecks and optimize performance
- Collaborate with Dev, SRE, and DB teams to align testing strategies with application architecture and performance goals
- Conduct performance testing on both SQL and NoSQL databases to validate behavior under high-load scenarios
- Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines to ensure quality and stability throughout the build and release process
- Analyze test results, system behavior, and infrastructure metrics to provide actionable insights and recommendations
- Use JavaScript/TypeScript and CLI tools to create and manage test scripts and performance monitoring workflows
- Participate in cross-functional planning and reviews to ensure scalability and reliability across cloud environments (GCP preferred, AWS/Azure acceptable)
- Support engineering efforts, build custom test harnesses, and explore service mesh tools like Istio or Linkerd for deeper observability
What it takes:
- Consultative approach and problem solving skills to successfully align digital solutions with long-term business goals of the client
- Commitment to understanding and exceeding client expectations
- Ability to perform project oversight and execution of deliverables
- Flexibility to adapt within a high-growth organization
- Ability to lead, mentor and motivate those around them
- Hunger for continuous learning and professional development
- Intellectual curiosity to provide creative solutions
- Full understanding of the software development life cycle
- Ability to positively impact fellow colleagues through effective leadership, presentations, coaching, etc.
- Desire to work in a team environment
- Good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: Sparq is proud to offer equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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