Performance Engineer

Dallas - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Performance Test engineer

Dallas TX (Onsite)

Fulltime

Job Description:

Strategy and Planning:
- Develop comprehensive performance testing strategies and approaches aligning with business needs and project goals.
- Collaborate with business analysts architects and developers to understand application workflows business requirements and identify potential performance bottlenecks.
- Define performance testing objectives scope and criteria including service level agreements (SLAs).
- Determine the appropriate types of performance tests needed (e.g. load stress scalability endurance capacity spike tests).
Scripting and Test Design:
- Design create and maintain performance test scripts using various tools to simulate real-world user activity and traffic loads.
- Develop automated performance testing solutions and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
- Prepare and manage test data and test environments.
Execution and Monitoring:
- Execute performance load stress and scalability tests on various applications and platforms (web API mobile desktop).
- Monitor key metrics such as response time throughput CPU utilization memory usage network and database performance during tests.
- Utilize application performance monitoring (APM) tools like Dynatrace New Relic AppDynamics and Splunk to identify system health and performance.
Analysis and Reporting:
- Analyze test results to identify performance bottlenecks root causes of issues and areas for improvement.
- Generate detailed performance analysis reports including findings risks and recommendations and present them to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with development DBA and infrastructure teams to optimize application and database performance.
Continuous Improvement:
- Proactively identify performance risks and recommend optimizations.
- Stay updated on industry trends emerging tools and best practices in performance testing and engineering.
- Contribute to the development and documentation of performance test standards and best practices.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Education: A Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Technology or a related field is commonly preferred.
Performance Testing Tools Proficiency: Extensive hands-on experience with industry-standard tools such as:
- JMeter
- LoadRunner (or HP ALM Performance Center)
- Gatling
- NeoLoad
Programming/Scripting Languages: Proficiency in languages like Java Python C# JavaScript Shell or Groovy for test automation and scripting.
Monitoring Tools: Experience with APM tools (e.g. Dynatrace New Relic AppDynamics SiteScope) and log analysis tools (e.g. Splunk).
Understanding of System Architecture: Knowledge of how different components (web application database network) interact and affect performance.
Methodologies: Familiarity with Agile and DevOps methodologies and integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
Problem-Solving & Analytical Skills: Strong ability to identify analyze and resolve performance bottlenecks.
Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication to articulate technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Database Knowledge: Understanding of RDBMS concepts SQL performance tuning and database monitoring (e.g. Oracle SQL Server).
Cloud Experience (Preferred): Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker Kubernetes).

Performance Test engineer Dallas TX (Onsite) Fulltime Job Description: Strategy and Planning: Develop comprehensive performance testing strategies and approaches aligning with business needs and project goals. Collaborate with business analysts architects and developers to understand application...

Performance Test engineer

Dallas TX (Onsite)

Fulltime

Job Description:

Strategy and Planning:
- Develop comprehensive performance testing strategies and approaches aligning with business needs and project goals.
- Collaborate with business analysts architects and developers to understand application workflows business requirements and identify potential performance bottlenecks.
- Define performance testing objectives scope and criteria including service level agreements (SLAs).
- Determine the appropriate types of performance tests needed (e.g. load stress scalability endurance capacity spike tests).
Scripting and Test Design:
- Design create and maintain performance test scripts using various tools to simulate real-world user activity and traffic loads.
- Develop automated performance testing solutions and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
- Prepare and manage test data and test environments.
Execution and Monitoring:
- Execute performance load stress and scalability tests on various applications and platforms (web API mobile desktop).
- Monitor key metrics such as response time throughput CPU utilization memory usage network and database performance during tests.
- Utilize application performance monitoring (APM) tools like Dynatrace New Relic AppDynamics and Splunk to identify system health and performance.
Analysis and Reporting:
- Analyze test results to identify performance bottlenecks root causes of issues and areas for improvement.
- Generate detailed performance analysis reports including findings risks and recommendations and present them to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with development DBA and infrastructure teams to optimize application and database performance.
Continuous Improvement:
- Proactively identify performance risks and recommend optimizations.
- Stay updated on industry trends emerging tools and best practices in performance testing and engineering.
- Contribute to the development and documentation of performance test standards and best practices.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Education: A Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Technology or a related field is commonly preferred.
Performance Testing Tools Proficiency: Extensive hands-on experience with industry-standard tools such as:
- JMeter
- LoadRunner (or HP ALM Performance Center)
- Gatling
- NeoLoad
Programming/Scripting Languages: Proficiency in languages like Java Python C# JavaScript Shell or Groovy for test automation and scripting.
Monitoring Tools: Experience with APM tools (e.g. Dynatrace New Relic AppDynamics SiteScope) and log analysis tools (e.g. Splunk).
Understanding of System Architecture: Knowledge of how different components (web application database network) interact and affect performance.
Methodologies: Familiarity with Agile and DevOps methodologies and integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
Problem-Solving & Analytical Skills: Strong ability to identify analyze and resolve performance bottlenecks.
Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication to articulate technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Database Knowledge: Understanding of RDBMS concepts SQL performance tuning and database monitoring (e.g. Oracle SQL Server).
Cloud Experience (Preferred): Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker Kubernetes).