IT - Performance Monitoring Specialist

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

Job overview and responsibilities

This position will be based in Pune, India. 

Join us at Syensqo, where our IT team is gearing up to enhance its capabilities. We play a crucial role in the group's transformation—accelerating growth, reshaping progress, and creating sustainable shared value. IT team is making operational adjustments to supercharge value across the entire organization.

Here at Syensqo, we're one strong team! Our commitment to accountability drives us as we work hard to deliver value for our customers and stakeholders. In our dynamic and collaborative work environment, we add a touch of enjoyment while staying true to our motto: reinvent progress.

Come be part of our transformation journey and contribute to the change as a future team member.

As the Performance Monitoring Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the continuous monitoring, analysis and optimization of systems, networks, applications and business processes to ensure optimal performance and operational efficiency. This is a unique opportunity to architect and shape the future full-stack performance monitoring, from cloud infrastructure to applications.

We count on you for:

• Design, implement and manage performance monitoring systems and tools for networks, applications, databases, servers and other critical IT and business systems
• Collect, analyze and interpret performance data to identify trends, patterns and areas of improvement, providing insights to key stakeholders
• Quickly detect, diagnose and resolve performance issues, minimizing downtime and ensuring high availability of systems and applications
• Generate detailed performance reports, dashboards and documentation to communicate findings, recommendations and ongoing performance levels
• Work closely with IT, development, operations and business teams to ensure alignment on performance goals and troubleshoot efforts
• Proactively recommend and implement solutions to optimize system performance, improve efficiency and enhance user experience
• Analyze trends to forecast system demands and recommend adjustments to capacity, scaling and resources based on future needs
• Stay current with industry best practices, new tools and emerging technologies in performance monitoring and optimization

Education and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field. Master's degree or relevant certifications would be a plus.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in performance monitoring, analysis or optimization role
• Experience with industry-standard performance monitoring tools (eg: Dynatrace, Datadog, New Relic, Grafana, AppDynamics)
• Experience with cloud platforms (eg: AWS Cloudwatch, Azure Monitor) is a plus
• Proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools for building reports and dashboards
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automation is beneficial
• Knowledge of network and server infrastructure, virtualization and cloud environments
• Cybersecurity Expertise:
• - Understanding of cybersecurity principles, best practices, and frameworks.
• - Knowledge of encryption, identity management, access controls, and other security measures within cloud environments.

Skills and behavioral competencies

• Result orientation, influence & impact
• Empowerment & accountability with ability to work independently
• Team spirit, building relationships, collective accountability        
• Excellent communication and reporting skills with the ability to present complex data and technical information to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive, problem-solving mindset

Language skills

English mandatory

What’s in it for the candidate

• Be part of and contribute to a once-in-a-lifetime change journey 
• Join a dynamic team that is going to tackle big bets
• Have fun and work at a high pace

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.