Performance Analyst

| Greater Boulder Area
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From the newest ideas in cluster computing to the latest web framework, NetApp software products embrace innovation to deliver compelling solutions to our business. 

As a Sr. Software Engineer you will work as part of a team responsible for actively participating in driving product development and strategy. As part of the Research and Development function, the overall focus of the group is on competitive market and customer requirements, supportability, technology advances, product quality, product cost and time-to-market. In this role, you will work as part of a team responsible for modeling, measurement and analysis of storage systems performance. 

This position requires an individual to be creative, team-oriented, technology savvy, able to lead large cross-functional teams, and driven to produce results. 

Essential Functions: 

- Lead the design, verification and release of systems or major subsystems 
- Create analytical and simulation models to predict storage systems performance 
- Evaluate design alternatives for enhanced performance 
- Measure and analyze product performance to identify performance improvement opportunities 
- Tune existing designs for benchmark results and collect measurement information for future systems development. 
- Work closely with development teams to drive performance improvement agenda 
- Understand implications of new technology and how it can be applied to product design and product evolution 
- As part of a team, act as a technical advisor and resource to other engineers and across functions across Business Units 
- Provide guidance and mentoring to more junior engineers 
- A willingness to work on additional tasks and responsibilities that will positively contribute towards team, department, and company goalsJob 

Requirements: 

- In-depth knowledge of performance analysis, measurement and modeling techniques, tools and benchmarking 
- Strong understanding of concepts related to computer architecture, operating systems, data structures and standard programming practices 
- Knowledge of storage and file systems highly desirable 
- Possess and demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills 
- Work collaboratively with senior and more junior engineers and have strong influencing and leadership skills 
- Ability to estimate work completion required to build an overall predictable plan 
- High level of understanding of modern hardware/software tools and how these may be used to improve the development process 
- Work on complex issues where analysis situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors 
- Creative and analytical approach to problem solving 

Responsibilities: 

- Responsible for unstructured tasks that have wide implications and where multiple outcomes must be driven to closure 
- Apply broad expertise or unique technical/industry knowledge in solving problems that are unique and extremely complex considering time, budget and resource constraints 
- Lead and work on complex projects with significant interaction with others; works or solves problems beyond own job function 
- Demonstrate leadership and vision in determining and driving strategy decisions. 
- Regularly act as a technical advisor to engineering management 

Interactions: 

- Work and communicate effectively with staff to vice-president level employees within the function, across functions and with external parties 
- Limited supervision is provided, as this individual can operate, drive results, and set priorities independently 
- Work effectively with Technical Directors across Engineering 
- Participate as a proactive contributor and subject matter expert across multiple business units 
- Demonstrate favorable results through leadership and influencing multiple individuals and groups 
- Act as mentor or facilitator 
- Supervise the technical activities of others

Education & Experience: 

- A minimum of 12 years of experience is required 
- A Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, a Master Degree, or a PhD; or equivalent experience is required 
- Demonstrated ability to have completed multiple, complex technical projects

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