**About the Role** We are looking for a dedicated and innovative Manager of Performance Engineering to join our esteemed Performance Engineering CoE. This critical role is suited for a seasoned professional with strong expertise in performance engineering. You will lead multiple projects and/or a large program consisting of multiple testing tracks, from planning and execution to resolution. You will also drive a culture of continuous testing and quality, focusing on shorter cycle times, best practices, standards, and continuous improvements to optimize performance and accelerate delivery cycles. This role requires a mix of technical leadership, staffing, strategic planning, and process improvement to drive efficiency and innovation in performance engineering. **Key Responsibilities:** * Define, implement, and optimize performance testing and engineering strategies for high-scale, high-availability systems. * Conduct hands-on performance testing, bottleneck analysis, and fine-tuning for applications, microservices, and cloud environments. * Improve efficiency of cloud-based, SaaS, and containerized applications, ensuring scalability and cost optimization. * Work closely with development, DevOps, SRE, and infrastructure teams to integrate performance best practices across SDLC. * Contribute to the Performance Engineering CoE, driving continuous improvements, AI/ML-based analytics, and automation strategies. * Define performance SLAs, KPIs, and governance models to ensure adherence to performance standards and business objectives. * Hire, mentor, and manage a team of performance engineers, fostering skill development and career growth. * Analyze production performance issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement preventive solutions. * Provide performance insights, reports, and recommendations to leadership and product teams to drive decision-making. * Exposure to application threading and concurrency concerns * Proven ability to work in a team and communicate effectively with all stakeholders **Preferred Skills:** * Experience with AWS cloud platforms and technologies. * Experience with JMeter, LoadRunner, Sitespeed.io, NewRelic , AWS CloudWatch. * Exposure with, Xray, GitHub, Grafana, etc., * Exposure with Service Virtualization, Frontend performance optimization * Knowledge of chaos engineering principles and practices. * Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines. * Ability to work with Java, Python, or similar language **Qualifications:** * Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or a related field. * 14+ years of experience in performance engineering * Strong experience of performance testing&engineering tools and methodologies. * Experience with performance profiling, monitoring, and tuning of complex systems. * Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. * Proven success in contributing to a team-oriented environment * Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills * Ability to steer organizational vision and strategy **Why Join Us?** * Work in a cutting-edge technology environment with a talented and passionate team. * Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement. * Comprehensive benefits package and competitive salary. * Be part of a company that values diversity, inclusion, and innovation. If you are a dedicated performance engineering leader looking for an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our team and help us drive performance excellence! **Who we are:** At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson. Pearson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. We want a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We strive for a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities. If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com. Note that the information you provide will stay confidential and will be stored securely. It will not be seen by those involved in making decisions as part of the recruitment process. **Job:** ENGINEERING **Organization:** Corporate Strategy&Technology **Schedule:** FULL\_TIME **Workplace Type:** Hybrid **Req ID:** 18751