**Job Summary** We are seeking a Technology Specialist with 6 to 10 years of experience in Python Appdynamics Java and LoadRunner. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background and a passion for developing innovative solutions. Experience in the Cards & Payments domain is a plus. This is a hybrid work model with day shifts and no travel required. **Responsibilities** Job Name Performance Engineering Job Description Value added Service Acceptance Solutionsis a Product Development PD Group within the Visa Technology Team This group is responsible for building leading edge fullservice Payment Solutions for our customers by combining global payment processing fraud management payment security and reporting systems We are a group of bright motivated engineers and technical managers excited about building the next generation of Payment products that will drive eCommerce mobileCommerce as well as POS businesses for our customers Accountable for creating application and infrastructure performance plansmodels for a highly scalable lowlatency highlyavailable and highthroughput payment processing system Work with the architects and development team to ensure proper metrics instrumentation done in software components to help facilitate real time and remote troubleshootingperformance monitoring Hands on experience in UnixLinux OS environments and operating system internals file systems diskstorage and networking protocols System internals Having working knowledge with VMs and Containers Expert knowledge and strong experience using tools LoadrunnerJmeter etc and understanding of APM solutions like Appdynamics dynatrace OPNET etc Coding Knowledge in programming languages like JavaPython and scripting languages is must Evaluate develop and execute load test tools to stress the limits of Visas most critical payment applications Understand and performance test the APIs abstractions and integration patterns to solve challenging distributed computing problems Should have experience in defining Performance Strategy and reporting performance baselines required to certify GoLives Should have strong experience in handling multiple tasks and stakeholders Should be well versed in documenting the steps performed during course of performance tests cycle including performance test scripts used Should be able to able to look at the code and suggest optimization techniques Should have ability to work independently and be a team player Actively contribute to capacity planning and disaster recovery exercises Support in triaging and troubleshooting of issues related to performance degradation incidents in production environment Monitor application performance optimize performance bottlenecks and usage to create an application capacity model Help optimizing system components such as CPUMemoryDiskNetwork OSApplication software for maximizing the computer resources utilization **Qualifications** Bachelors andor Masters degree in computer science or a related discipline or equivalent work experience required 5 to 8 years of handson experience in Performance Engineering Tuning analysis or applications program development Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.