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Performance Load Test Engineer

Resourcesys

 

Washington D.C., DC, USA

Posted On: 15+ days ago
Experience: 10+ years
Availability: Hybrid
Openings: 1
Category: Performance Test Engineer
Tenure: Contract - Corp-to-Corp
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Description

You will own the performance testing strategy and execution for complex web and microservices architectures.

This role is on-site.

Responsibilities

  • Develop performance test strategies, including scope, scenarios, success criteria, and workload models based on production metrics.
  • Design and build performance test scripts using tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, k6, or NeoLoad.
  • Monitor system behavior during tests using APM and monitoring tools like Dynatrace, New Relic, AppDynamics, Grafana, Prometheus, or CloudWatch.
  • Analyze performance results to identify bottlenecks in application code, database queries, network latency, or infrastructure.
  • Provide clear, actionable recommendations to resolve performance issues and support CI/CD integration.

Required Skills

  • 10+ years of experience in performance testing, load testing, or performance engineering.
  • Hands-on experience with performance testing tools including JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, k6, and NeoLoad.
  • Strong scripting or programming skills in Perl, Python, Java, JavaScript, or Bash.
  • Experience with metrics collection and monitoring tools (APM solutions, logging platforms, dashboards).
  • Strong SQL experience for database performance testing and query optimization.
  • Solid understanding of application architecture, including web, microservices, and APIs.
  • Experience working with AWS cloud environments.
  • Knowledge of networking fundamentals and resource utilization (CPU, memory, I/O).

Preferred Skills

  • Familiarity with CI/CD environments and integrating automated performance tests.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

Education

Bachelor's degree

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