Company Summary

As the recognized global standard for project-based businesses, Deltek delivers software and information solutions to help organizations achieve their purpose. Our market leadership stems from the work of our diverse employees who are united by a passion for learning, growing and making a difference.

At Deltek, we take immense pride in creating a balanced, values-driven environment, where every employee feels included and empowered to do their best work. Our employees put our core values into action daily, creating a one-of-a-kind culture that has been recognized globally. Thanks to our incredible team, Deltek has been named one of America's Best Midsize Employers by Forbes, a Best Place to Work by Glassdoor, a Top Workplace by The Washington Post and a Best Place to Work in Asia by World HRD Congress. www.deltek.com

Business Summary

The Deltek Engineering and Technology team builds best-in-class solutions to delight customers and meet their business needs. We are laser-focused on software design, development, innovation and quality. Our team of experts has the talent, skills and values to deliver products and services that are easy to use, reliable, sustainable and competitive. If you're looking for a safe environment where ideas are welcome, growth is supported and questions are encouraged – consider joining us as we explore the limitless opportunities of the software industry.

Position Responsibilities

Role Summary The Performance Architect is responsible for driving performance, scalability, and reliability improvements across the Enterprise Platform. This role focuses on identifying, analyzing, and resolving complex issues spanning databases, reporting, APIs, and application architecture, with a strong emphasis on real-world impact in high-concurrency, enterprise environments. Position Responsibilities Performance Analysis & Optimization

Analyze and resolve high-impact issues affecting critical client workflows
Optimize SQL queries, execution plans, indexes, and transaction scopes
Identify and mitigate deadlocks, blocking, and contention hotspots
Improve performance of reports, dashboards, and batch processing workflows
Tune API and application-layer performance
Validate improvements through benchmarking and regression testing

Architecture & Scalability

Design solutions balancing short-term remediation and long-term scalability
Evaluate tradeoffs across multiple active release versions
Address performance-related technical debt
Support schema evolution and data access optimization

Collaboration & Execution

Work closely with Development, QE, Automation, DBA, and Architecture teams
Participate in design reviews and spike investigations
Support testing cycles and defect resolution
Document performance findings and best practices

AI-Specific Responsibilities

Use AI-assisted tools to accelerate performance analysis and root cause investigation
Analyze execution plans, deadlock graphs, and query behavior using AI
Compare performance characteristics across releases and environments
Identify recurring performance antipatterns
Validate AI-generated insights through empirical testing

Qualifications

Technical Skills & Expertise Database & SQL Server (Required)

Advanced SQL Server performance tuning (query optimization, execution plans, index design)
Deadlock diagnosis and resolution using Extended Events and deadlock graphs
Locking and blocking analysis (wait stats, lock escalation, transaction optimization)
Stored procedure optimization (parameter sniffing mitigation, plan cache management)
Index strategies, including covering, filtered indexes, and fragmentation management
Statistics and cardinality understanding

Performance Analysis Tools (Required)

SQL Server Profiler and Extended Events
Execution plan analysis (SSMS, Azure Data Studio)
SET STATISTICS IO/TIME analysis
Query Store and performance insights
Wait statistics and blocking chain analysis

Enterprise Application Architecture (Required)

Multitier application performance patterns (.NET, C#, VB.NET, JavaScript, TypeScript)
API performance optimization and parameter management
Caching strategies (plan cache, data cache, predictive paging)
Large-scale reporting architectures (SSRS, custom frameworks)
Database schema evolution and backward compatibility

Performance Methodologies (Required)

Performance testing and benchmarking
Load testing and scalability analysis
Root cause analysis for performance regressions
A/B testing for optimization validation
Performance monitoring and alerting

Qualifications

6-10+ years of enterprise software development experience
5+ years of deep performance engineering and architectural optimization experience

AI-Specific Qualifications

Experience using AI-assisted engineering or analysis tools
Ability to validate AI outputs responsibly and critically
Familiarity with AI-based analysis of logs, queries, execution plans, or regressions
Curiosity and adaptability toward emerging AI capabilities in performance engineering

AI-First Mindset Requirement This role requires embracing an AI-first approach to work, where GenAI and agentic AI tools are viewed as essential collaborators rather than optional supplements. We expect team members who naturally think in terms of AI-enhanced workflows, proactively seek opportunities to integrate intelligent automation, and demonstrate curiosity about leveraging AI to solve complex problems more efficiently.

The ideal candidate approaches challenges by first considering: How can AI help me accomplish this faster and better while maintaining high standards for quality, security, and reliability. This mindset includes being comfortable with rapid AI tool evolution, eager to experiment with new AI capabilities, and committed to sharing AI-enhanced approaches with team members.

We value professionals who see AI as a productivity multiplier that enables us to focus on higher-value creative and strategic work, rather than a replacement for human expertise and judgment.

Career Interests

Engineering

Position Type

FT

Travel Requirements

No

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