What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead IT Analyst Performance Engineering position at Ulta Beauty, Inc.?
OVERVIEW
Live the experience. From professional empowerment to continual learning opportunities. From ongoing investment in new and emerging technologies to a career of self-determination. At Ulta Beauty, our tech team is critical to our scalability—and is recognized that way. We’ve been defined as a “mature start-up.” A place where interdepartmental exposure, open doors, and genuine collaboration is ubiquitous. Where challenges come fast and furious, requiring agility, mental dexterity, and creativity. Where our passion for better solutions drives us and is core to who we are.
We’re engineering for the future of retail, and it’s no-holds-barred. But for those motivated by continual change and ambiguity, by superior leadership, by whip smart colleagues who will press you daily for your very best, you’ll find that virtually nothing’s impossible at Ulta Beauty.
COMPANY: Ulta Beauty Credit Services Corporation
LOCATION: 1000 Remington Blvd., Suite 120, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
TITLE: Lead IT Analyst – Performance Engineering
HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
DUTIES: Provide direction to the performance test team as well as other participants of the project by building strong relationships across organizational boundaries and by ensuring a positive experience for all involved.
Design and implement solutions to evaluate and optimize the performance and scalability of various applications. This includes component level, application level and end to end integrated performance testing scenarios.
Lead the creation and execution of performance test plans by capturing test requirements, test conditions, data strategy, acceptance criteria and assumptions.
Deliver the tasks as defined in the approved test plan and per the defined schedule by maintaining records of relevant information.
Design, Develop and Maintain performance test scripts using a variety of performance test tools such as LoadRunner, NeoLoad, CloudTest, JMeter etc.
Develop the data strategy and prepare data meeting the quantity requirements and with quality.
Identify, analyze, and create detailed records of performance related problems that appear during performance testing and work with the team to find solution and coordinate the re-testing procedure. Ensure that such problems are fully documented within the relevant reporting system(s).
Lead the performance test team and collaborate with business and other IT partners for delivering the tasks on time and with quality.
Act as a single point of contact by developing, maintaining, and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans by facilitating open communication and discussion.
Ensure all performance related risks are reported, escalated, and managed through to resolution.
Profile application performance using different workload models to understand performance concerns and to implement tuning as needed.
Create Application observability using tools like Dynatrace, sumo logic, Datadog.
Evaluate performance related patterns and trends.
Drive performance engineering as an integral part of SDLC.
Contribution to continuous improvement of performance testing standards and processes.
Must have Performance Testing as the primary competency and comfortable to act as a hands-on lead and by managing a performance test team spread across onshore and offshore.
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, Engineering (any), or related.
Five (5) years in any occupation with performance testing experience.
Five (5) years in any occupation with performance testing experience must include: Five (5) years of performance testing experience in Waterfall, Agile and hybrid delivery models using load emulation tools such as LoadRunner, JMeter, NeoLoad, or CloudTest. Experience must also include: Estimation, NFR gathering, Test Plan, Workload models, Test Scenario Design, Test Environment setup, Test Data Setup/Management, Test Execution and Defect Management; Performance testing experience in five or more of the following technologies: Java EE, .NET, SAP, Web Services, Micro Services, SQL, No-SQL, Tibco, MQ, Docker, Kubernetes, IBM OMS, SAP, or Manhattan; Performance testing of both on-prem and cloud solutions (GCP/Azure/AWS); Performance Engineering concepts including defining performance monitoring requirements and alert thresholds using APM tools such as Dynatrace, New Relic; DevOps and CI/CD pipelines; and experience performing root cause analysis by coordinating with the respective teams and bringing issues to closure with acceptable resolutions in a timely manner.
TELECOMMUTING EMPLOYEE: Reports to company headquarters in Bolingbrook, IL. Can work remotely or telecommute up to 100%.
SALARY: $153,317 - $154,317 per year
APPLY: https://careers.ulta.com/careers/ Job ID 2025-381291
The pay range for this position is $153,317.00 - $154,317.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta
ABOUT
At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.
Salary : $153,317 - $154,317