Performance Assessment Engineer (26-026)

Trace3 • Huntsville, AL

8h • $130,000 - $155,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Trace3 is a leading Transformative IT Authority, providing unique technology solutions and consulting services to our clients. Equipped with elite engineering and dynamic innovation, we empower IT executives and their organizations to achieve competitive advantage through a process of Integrate, Automate, Innovate. Our culture at Trace3 embodies the spirit of a startup with the advantage of a scalable business. Employees can grow their career and have fun while doing it! Trace3 is headquartered in Irvine, California. We employ more than 1,200 people all over the United States. Our major field office locations include Denver, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids, Lexington, Los Angeles, Louisville, Texas, San Francisco. Ready to discover the possibilities that live in technology? Come Join Us! Street-Smart - Thriving in Dynamic Times We are flexible and resilient in a fast-changing environment. We continuously innovate and drive constructive change while keeping a focus on the “big picture.” We exercise sound business judgment in making high-quality decisions in a timely and cost-effective manner. We are highly creative and can dig deep within ourselves to find positive solutions to different problems. Juice - The “Stuff” it takes to be a Needle Mover We get things done and drive results. We lead without a title, empowering others through a can-do attitude. We look forward to the goal, mentally mapping out every checkpoint on the pathway to success, and visualizing what the final destination looks and feels like. Teamwork - Humble, Hungry and Smart We are humble individuals who understand how our job impacts the company's mission. We treat others with respect, admit mistakes, give credit where it’s due and demonstrate transparency. We “bring the weather” by exhibiting positive leadership and solution-focused thinking. We hug people in their trials, struggles, and failures – not just their success. We appreciate the individuality of the people around us. JOB SUMMARY: The Performance Assessment Engineer is responsible for developing, maintaining, and evolving software tools and analysis capabilities used to assess and analyze Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) system performance. This role focuses on performance-oriented software development, automation, data analysis, and collaboration across engineering teams to generate actionable performance insights.

Requirements

• Software development experience focused on performance analysis and assessment tooling.
• Proficiency in Java and Python development.
• Experience refactoring legacy code to improve performance, scalability, and efficiency.
• Experience developing analysis tools, visualizations, or post-processing utilities.
• Experience creating technical documentation and briefing analysis results.
• Ability to collaborate across engineering teams to support performance assessment activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop software solutions focused on post-processing analysis tools and visualizations used to assess C2BMC system performance.
• Write high-performance Java and Python code to support analysis, tooling, and automation efforts.
• Refactor legacy software components to improve scalability, latency, and resource utilization.
• Conduct deep-dive performance studies and generate actionable insights.
• Recommend architectural or algorithmic improvements based on performance findings.
• Maintain, evolve, and troubleshoot the Jenkins and HTCondor automation platform, including pipeline jobs, scripts, and plugins.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand and perform high-level analysis of C2BMC performance.
• Create analysis documentation and technical briefings and present findings to stakeholders.
• Maintain and update C2BMC analysis utilities, visualization dashboards, and data exploration notebooks.
• Ensure analysis tools and artifacts are well documented and kept current.
• Translate existing MATLAB-based tools into Java and Python implementations.
• Stay current with emerging Java and Python performance techniques, CI/CD tools, and database technologies and proactively introduce improvements.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match, 529 College Savings Plan, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability
• Competitive Compensation
• Training and development programs
• Major offices stocked with snacks and beverages
• Collaborative and cool culture
• Work-life balance and generous paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level