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Role Summary

The Performance Architect is responsible for driving performance, scalability, and reliability improvements across the Vantagepoint enterprise platform. This role focuses on identifying, analyzing, and resolving complex performance issues spanning databases, reporting, APIs, and application architecture, with a strong emphasis on real-world impact in high-concurrency, enterprise environments.

Position Responsibilities

Mandate Skill set -SQL Server, Performance tuning, performance optimization, Performance Engineer,query tune,

Performance Analysis & Optimization

• Analyze and resolve high-impact performance issues affecting critical client workflows
• Optimize SQL queries, execution plans, indexes, and transaction scopes
• Identify and mitigate deadlocks, blocking, and contention hotspots
• Improve performance of reports, dashboards, and batch processing workflows
• Tune API and application-layer performance
• Validate improvements through benchmarking and regression testing

Architecture & Scalability

• Design solutions balancing short-term remediation and long-term scalability
• Evaluate tradeoffs across multiple active release versions
• Address performance-related technical debt
• Support schema evolution and data access optimization

Collaboration & Execution

• Work closely with Development, QE, Automation, DBA, and Architecture teams
• Participate in design reviews and spike investigations
• Support testing cycles and defect resolution
• Document performance findings and best practices

AI-Specific Responsibilities

• Use AI-assisted tools to accelerate performance analysis and root cause investigation
• Analyze execution plans, deadlock graphs, and query behavior using AI
• Compare performance characteristics across releases and environments
• Identify recurring performance antipatterns
• Validate AI-generated insights through empirical testing

Qualifications

Technical Skills & Expertise

Database & SQL Server (Required)

• Advanced SQL Server performance tuning (query optimization, execution plans, index design)
• Deadlock diagnosis and resolution using Extended Events and deadlock graphs
• Locking and blocking analysis (wait stats, lock escalation, transaction optimization)
• Stored procedure optimization (parameter sniffing mitigation, plan cache management)
• Index strategies, including covering, filtered indexes, and fragmentation management
• Statistics and cardinality understanding

Performance Analysis Tools (Required)

• SQL Server Profiler and Extended Events
• Execution plan analysis (SSMS, Azure Data Studio)
• SET STATISTICS IO/TIME analysis
• Query Store and performance insights
• Wait statistics and blocking chain analysis

Enterprise Application Architecture (Required)

• Multitier application performance patterns (.NET, C#, VB.NET, JavaScript, TypeScript)
• API performance optimization and parameter management
• Caching strategies (plan cache, data cache, predictive paging)
• Large-scale reporting architectures (SSRS, custom frameworks)
• Database schema evolution and backward compatibility

Performance Methodologies (Required)

• Performance testing and benchmarking
• Load testing and scalability analysis
• Root cause analysis for performance regressions
• A/B testing for optimization validation
• Performance monitoring and alerting

• Key Technical Skills: Deep experience on Performance Engineering with understanding of Java/J2EE technologies.
• Experienced in defining and realizing end-to-end Technical Architecture for large scale real- time enterprise Ability to identify and define non-functional requirements and design systems to meet the same.
• Ability to review existing Architectures and identify Risks, Trade-offs, and share recommendations for addressing the identified
• Demonstrate strong understanding of cloud architecture considerations when scaling and tuning application deployments. Must have hands on experience working on any of the Cloud deployments on AWS or
• Good experience on leveraging APM tools to provide deep dive analysis on performance problems. Deep understanding of the dashboards which can be built for CIO level interactions. Must have relevant experience on APM tools like Dynatrace or AppDynamics.
• Experience in performance optimization of J2EE systems on any of different types of application servers - WebLogic, WebSphere, JBoss etc. Deep expertise in any one of the application servers is a
• Experience in creating and reviewing technical documents like Architecture blueprint, Design specifications, Deployment
• Experience on working on Performance Testing Projects. Fair understanding of Performance Testing tools - Apache JMeter /Gatling/ HP Load Runner for Load testing. Must be in a position to review Performance Testing programs and steer directions towards right Workload Model, appropriate Test and Monitoring Strategy, build performance models and derive at right Capacity Planning.

• Experience in Big Data Analytics like - Apache Kafka, Apache Storm, Apache Hadoop, Apache
• Good skills in RDBMS like: Oracle, MS-SQL, MySQL, Cassandra, and Mongo DB
• Exposure to Agile methodologies & Continuous Integration Tools
• Entrepreneur / Intrapreneur (someone who has built technology teams ground-up, built new solutions from scratch)
• Very sound understanding of technology and have a consultative
• Sound understanding of complex enterprise IT environment and issues faced by CIOs in the digital
• Excellent Pre-sales experience and have played a key role in winning business along with the sales
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, liaison and problem-solving skills with the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
• Good negotiation skills
• Go getter and results oriented
• High energy level with ability to work well under pressure
• Good relationship building skills. Someone who enjoys CIOs trust and has an ability to develop relationships at all levels (technology teams) of the customer

• Key Technical Skills: Deep experience on Performance Engineering with understanding of Java/J2EE technologies.
• Experienced in defining and realizing end-to-end Technical Architecture for large scale real- time enterprise systems. Ability to identify and define non-functional requirements and design systems to meet the same. 
• Ability to review existing Architectures and identify Risks, Trade-offs, and share recommendations for addressing the identified issues.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of cloud architecture considerations when scaling and tuning application deployments. Must have hands on experience working on any of the Cloud deployments on AWS or Azure. 
• Good experience on leveraging APM tools to provide deep dive analysis on performance problems. Deep understanding of the dashboards which can be built for CIO level interactions. Must have relevant experience on APM tools like Dynatrace or AppDynamics. 
• Experience in performance optimization of J2EE systems on any of different types of application servers - WebLogic, WebSphere, JBoss etc. Deep expertise in any one of the application servers is a must.
• Experience in creating and reviewing technical documents like Architecture blueprint, Design specifications, Deployment architecture.
• Experience on working on Performance Testing Projects. Fair understanding of Performance Testing tools - Apache JMeter /Gatling/ HP Load Runner for Load testing. Must be in a position to review Performance Testing programs and steer directions towards right Workload Model, appropriate Test and Monitoring Strategy, build performance models and derive at right Capacity Planning. 
• Experience in Big Data Analytics like - Apache Kafka, Apache Storm, Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark.
• Good skills in RDBMS like: Oracle, MS-SQL, MySQL, Cassandra, and Mongo DB 
• Exposure to Agile methodologies & Continuous Integration Tools 
• Entrepreneur / Intrapreneur (someone who has built technology teams ground-up, built new solutions from scratch) 
• Very sound understanding of technology and have a consultative approach. 
• Sound understanding of complex enterprise IT environment and issues faced by CIOs in the digital era. 
• Excellent Pre-sales experience and have played a key role in winning business along with the sales team. 
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, liaison and problem-solving skills with the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment 
• Good negotiation skills
• Go getter and results oriented 
• High energy level with ability to work well under pressure 
• Good relationship building skills. Someone who enjoys CIOs trust and has an ability to develop relationships at all levels (technology teams) of the customer organization.