Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for configuring a computing system, such as a cloud computing system. A method includes initiating a plurality of executions of a workload on a cluster of nodes based on a plurality of different sets of configuration parameters. The configuration parameters include at least one of an operational parameter of a workload container, a boot-time parameter of at least one node, and a hardware configuration parameter of at least one node. A set of configuration parameters is selected for the cluster of nodes from the plurality of different sets of configuration parameters based on a comparison of at least one performance characteristic of the cluster of nodes monitored during each execution of the workload and at least one desired performance characteristic. The workload is provided to the cluster of nodes for execution.