GCP Architect (Airline Domain)

Performance Engineering Architect Mainframe to GCP

Transformation (Airlines Domain)

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About the Role

We are looking for a highly experienced Performance Engineering Architect to lead the performance strategy for a major Mainframe-to-GCP transformation program in the Airlines domain. This role requires deep expertise in high-performance transactional systems, cloud-native performance design, and large-scale modernization programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead end-to-end performance engineering strategy for large-scale modernization from Mainframe to GCP.
• Ensure mission-critical airline applications meet millisecond-level response SLAs.
• Design scalable and robust cloud-native performance architectures supporting high concurrency.
• Work closely with 90+ agile teams including architects, tech leads, product owners, and performance engineers.
• Establish performance testing frameworks, governance models, and sprint-level acceptance standards.
• Implement and standardize performance automation pipelines integrated with CI/CD.
• Lead performance validation, parity checks, and SLAs during parallel run of Mainframe and GCP systems.
• Design and manage performance labs that simulate real airline workloads and stress volumes.
• Define KPIs, analytics dashboards, and reporting for leadership and steering committees.
• Provide insights, RCA findings, and improvement recommendations to enterprise stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience

• 20+ years of professional experience, including 12+ years in performance engineering.
• Minimum 5 years in a performance architect role, preferably within large modernization programs.
• Strong understanding of TPF systems, airline transaction processing, and distributed system performance.
• Hands-on experience in performance tuning, profiling, load simulation, and RCA.
• Expertise with tools such as:
  
• AppDynamics
• Dynatrace
• JMeter
• LoadRunner
• Gatling
• GCP-native monitoring tools
• Experience building GCP-based architectures using:
  
• Cloud Run
• Compute Engine
• Pub/Sub
• Cloud Monitoring
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD-based automation.
• Ability to drive shift-left adoption and embed performance early in agile development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Airlines or Travel domain.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• Certifications in GCP, DevOps, or Performance Engineering are a plus.

Why Join

• Opportunity to contribute to one of the largest cloud transformation initiatives in the airline industry.
• High-visibility role working directly with global engineering and business leaders.
• Chance to establish frameworks, standards, and modernization best practices at scale.