Kforce has a client in need of a Principal Test Performance Engineer in Boston, MA. Duties Include: * Developing JMS/IBM-MQ/Kafka messaging system * Complete performance analysis of distributed platforms including Linux, Windows, AWS * Perform advanced statistical and analytical modeling * Data exploration, analysis and presentation * Time series analysis and forecasting * Key Performance and Volume metrics relationship modeling* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline with Masters or equivalent experience * Minimum of 7 years of related experience * Minimum of 4 years of experience developing n-tier, J2EE software applications * Minimum of 4 years of experience working in Unix or Linux environments * Minimum of 6 years of experience in performance engineering (analysis, testing, and tuning) * Experience developing tools with JMS/IBM-MQ/Kafka messaging system * Expertise in performance analysis of distributed platforms including Linux, Windows, AWS * Containers and VMware (tools: TeamQuest, OMi, CloudWatch, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Splunk) * Substantial knowledge of the functionality and performance aspects of the above computing platforms * Experience in advanced statistical and analytical modeling * Excellent analytical skills including: Data exploration, analysis and presentation utilizing descriptive statistics and graphical techniques; Time series analysis and forecasting * Key Performance and Volume metrics relationship modeling * Understanding of queuing networks modeling and simulation modeling concepts and experience with one of the industry standard analytic modeling tools TeamQuest, Metron-Athenee, HyPerformix, and BMC * Experience in scripting * Understanding of RESTful web service, JSON, and XML * Experience in Relational Databases, preferably Oracle * Experience working with AWS services (Kinesis, Elastic Beanstalk, CloudWatch, Lambda, etc.) * Experience with CI/CD pipeline implementations, including testing, using Jenkins or similar tool * Expert MS Office skills. Effective use of Excel statistical functions and advanced Power Point presentation skills * Excellent written and verbal communication skills * Experience working with Agile teams (preferably scrum) * In-depth knowledge of the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC) * Experience in the financial services industry