Performance Load Test Engineer

Fairfax, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role: Performance Load Test Engineer

Location: Onsite- Fairfax VA 3 Days and in Washington DC 2 Days per Week.

Duration: Long Term Contract

Position Require a Secret Clearance

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Performance Load Test Engineer is responsible for designing executing and optimize performance testing strategies for mission critical applications. The role requires SME level experience in load stress endurance scalability and capacity testing-along with strong analytical skills to identify performance bottlenecks and recommend solutions. This role works closely with development QA DevOps and architecture teams to ensure applications meet performance SLAs reliability standards and user experience expectations.

Primary Responsibilities:

Develop comprehensive performance test strategies including objectives scope scenarios success criteria and workload models.
Collaborate with business analysts architects and engineering teams to understand performance requirements usage patterns and system architecture.
Identify critical user journeys and translate them into realistic performance test scenarios.
Design and build performance test scripts using tools such as: JMeter LoadRunner Gatling k6 NeoLoad
Design realistic load models based on production metrics and anticipated growth.
Monitor system behavior during tests using APM and monitoring tools such as: Dynatrace New Relic AppDynamics Grafana Prometheus CloudWatch
Analyze performance results to identify bottlenecks in application code database queries network latency infrastructure or cloud resources
Provide clear actionable recommendations to resolve performance issues.
Solid understanding of CI/CD processes and build tools.
Support operations and sustainment activities.
All other duties as assigned by management.

Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field
10 years of experience in performance testing load testing or performance engineering.
Hands on experience with performance testing tools (JMeter LoadRunner Gatling k6 NeoLoad).
Strong scripting or programming skills (e.g. Perl Python Java JavaScript 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 (web microservices APIs)
Experience working with AWS cloud environments
Networking fundamentals and resource utilization (CPU memory I/O)
Familiarity with CI/CD environments and integrating automated performance tests.
Excellent analytical diagnostic and troubleshooting skills.

Certifications Preferred:

International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB)
Certified Tester Foundation v4

Security Clearance Requirements:

Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must have an active DoD Secret clearance.

Work Location:

3 days in Fairfax VA 2 days in Washington D.C.

Role: Performance Load Test Engineer Location: Onsite- Fairfax VA 3 Days and in Washington DC 2 Days per Week. Duration: Long Term Contract Position Require a Secret Clearance JOB DESCRIPTION: The Performance Load Test Engineer is responsible for designing executing and optimize performance test...