Performance Test Engineer #26-23967

US Tech Solutions; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Contract role – 12 months

Job summary

US Tech Solutions is seeking an experienced Performance Engineer in Mississauga, ON for a 12-month contract with a 2 days in office / 3 days from home schedule. The role focuses on end-to-end performance engineering, testing, tuning, and optimization across enterprise environments.

You will define workload models, execute large-scale tests, analyze results, and provide actionable improvements. Strong JMeter and Dynatrace expertise are required, along with collaboration with developers,

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with JMeter.
• Experience with Dynatrace for performance monitoring and analysis.
• Experience in performance testing and engineering including workload models and production-like scenarios.
• Understanding of non-functional requirements and system architecture for performance coverage.
• Exposure to SRE practices and observability strategies.

Responsibilities

• Perform end-to-end Performance Engineering activities across environments.
• Define workload models and simulate production-like performance scenarios.
• Execute large-scale performance tests and analyze results.
• Identify bottlenecks and provide actionable optimization recommendations.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, and operations to drive improvements.
• Develop and execute performance testing scripts and scenarios.

Skills

JMeter

Dynatrace

Performance testing

SRE/Observability

Troubleshooting

Test data strategies

Big data performance

Tools

Mountebank

Splunk

Datadog

Job description

$60-$70 per hour

Mississauga, ON

Contract

2 days in office, 3 from Home

Duration: 12 Months Contract (With Possible Extension/Conversion)

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Performance Engineer with strong expertise in end-to-end performance engineering and testing. The successful candidate will be responsible for evaluating, troubleshooting, tuning, and optimizing application performance across enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform end-to-end Performance Engineering activities, including:

• Requirement Gathering

• Performance Test Planning

• Test Scripting

• Test Execution

• Performance Analysis

• Troubleshooting

• Performance Tuning

• Reporting

• Develop and execute performance testing scripts and scenarios.

• Define workload models and simulate production-like performance scenarios.

• Execute large-scale performance tests and analyze results.

• Identify performance bottlenecks and provide actionable recommendations.

• Evaluate application stability, scalability, reliability, and performance.

• Analyze application, database, and infrastructure performance and recommend optimization opportunities.

• Work with developers, architects, operations teams, and business stakeholders to analyze performance results and drive improvements.

• Contribute to performance engineering strategies and continuous optimization initiatives.

Must-Have Skills:

JMeter

• Strong hands-on experience with JMeter .

• Ability to develop and execute performance testing scripts and scenarios.

• Experience enhancing and customizing scripts using advanced scripting techniques.

Dynatrace

• Strong expertise with Dynatrace for performance monitoring and analysis.

• Ability to perform deep-dive performance analysis and identify application bottlenecks.

• Experience providing actionable insights to diagnose and resolve performance issues.

Performance Testing & Engineering

• Strong experience in performance testing and engineering .

• Experience defining workload models and production-like test scenarios.

• Hands-on experience executing large-scale performance tests.

• Strong ability to analyze test results and identify performance issues.

• Understanding of application stability, scalability, and reliability.

Non-Functional Requirements & Architecture

• Solid understanding of Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) .

• Good understanding of system architecture and technology stacks.

• Ability to ensure comprehensive performance coverage across applications and environments.

Performance Tuning & Optimization

• Experience tuning and optimizing:

• Applications

• Databases

• Infrastructure components

• Ability to identify performance bottlenecks and implement optimization strategies.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

Splunk, Log Analysis & Datadog

• Experience with Splunk, Datadog, and log analysis .

• Ability to use observability and log data to diagnose complex performance issues.

SRE / Observability

• Exposure to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.

• Experience with Chaos Engineering.

• Experience monitoring production workloads and observability.

• Understanding of transitioning performance engineering practices toward an SRE model.

Test Data & Service Virtualization

• Experience defining test data strategies .

• Ability to collaborate with Test Data Management (TDM) teams.

• Experience developing virtual services using Mountebank for performance testing.

Client-Side & End-User Experience

• Experience with tools and techniques used to measure and improve client-side and end-user performance .

Collaboration & Communication:

• Work effectively with developers, architects, operations teams, and business stakeholders .

• Communicate performance test results and recommendations clearly.

• Provide actionable recommendations to improve application performance.

• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Focus on delivering measurable performance improvements.

About US Tech Solutions: US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com .

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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