Performance Tester / Platform Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Louisiana (MO); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options

Health Savings Account

Dental plan

Vision plan

401(k) with company match

Flexible work weeks

Paid time off

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Performance Tester / Platform Engineer for the Case Management Modernization program.

The role is remote with 40 hours weekly, supporting agile teams to modernize a cloud-based case management system for 204+ federal courts. You will design automated performance tests, define KPIs, and monitor production readiness across IaaS/PaaS environments, collaborating closely with developers, QA, SREs, and operations to optimize performance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science required.
• 5+ years of related experience with 1+ year in deploying to clouds.
• Experience in performance engineering and automated testing of cloud-based apps.
• Strong knowledge of performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, BlazeMeter, k6).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, New Relic, CloudWatch, Elastic).
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or JavaScript for automation.
• Familiar with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift; cloud infra performance; telemetry/logging standards.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum; DevSecOps/GitOps; containerized apps (Docker, k8s, OpenShift).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain automated performance testing frameworks in CI/CD.
• Define and track KPIs based on SLAs and requirements.
• Conduct load, stress, and scalability testing for multi-tenant use.
• Develop and manage a performance dashboard and reporting.
• Set up real-time monitoring/telemetry for performance.
• Collaborate with devs, QA, SREs to identify bottlenecks and optimize.
• Validate performance of critical workflows and APIs.
• Capture and report system metrics for tuning and diagnostics.
• Contribute to MSR and sprint-level performance docs.
• Align testing strategy with DevSecOps and MLOps practices.
• Develop and execute formal performance test plans; write test cases.

Skills

Performance testing

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud-native applications

Scripting (Python, Bash, JS)

Containerized environments (Docker, k8

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Monitoring/observability tools

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor of Science

Tools

JMeter

Gatling

LoadRunner

BlazeMeter

k6

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Grafana/Prometheus/Dog etc.

Job description

Job Description

Transform technology into opportunity as a Performance Tester / Platform Engineer at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career. The Case Management Modernization (CMM) Program is an initiative to support the Administrative Office (AO) of the US Courts (AO) develop a modern cloud-based solution to support all 204+ federal courts across the United States which are grouped into three types, namely Appellate, District, and Bankruptcy. This modernized case management system will eventually replace the current Case Management and Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system. The Performance Tester / Platform Engineer will work as part of an agile development team to build and support the modernization of enterprise-class software applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain automated performance testing frameworks integrated into CI/CD pipelines for cloud-native applications
• Define and track key performance KPIs (e.g., response time, throughput, resource utilization, latency, error rates) based on SLAs and stakeholder requirements
• Conduct load, stress, and scalability testing to validate performance under multi-tenant conditions and concurrent user loads
• Develop and manage a performance dashboard and provide executive-level and technical-level reporting on system behavior
• Perform real-time monitoring, observability, and telemetry setup for application and infrastructure performance using modern tools and dashboards
• Collaborate with developers, QA, SREs, and operations teams to identify performance bottlenecks and provide optimization recommendations
• Validate the performance of critical workflows and use cases, including long-running queries, search operations, and API endpoints
• Capture and report on system metrics such as CPU, memory, disk, network, and application-specific logs for tuning and diagnostics
• Contribute to the performance section of the Monthly Status Report (MSR) and sprint-level performance documentation
• Ensure alignment of performance testing strategy with DevSecOps and MLOps processes for continuous integration and delivery
• Developing and executing formal performance test plans to ensure the delivery of quality software applications
• Composing and maintaining comprehensive test plans and reports
• Verifying and validating functionality by evaluating software against system requirements
• Responsible for supporting cloud solution resources, both IaaS and PaaS, that enable the business to securely run sensitive workloads within a cloud
• Implementing and designing server, network, and software configurations for a cloud computing infrastructure and applications with a focus on DevOps principles

Required Skills and Experience

• Education: Bachelor of Science
• Experience: 5+ years of related experience; 1+ year should involve deploying and managing applications and systems to commercial and private clouds
• Experience in performance engineering and automated testing of cloud-based applications and platforms
• Strong knowledge of performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, BlazeMeter, or k6
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, New Relic, CloudWatch, or Elastic Stack
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or JavaScript for automation of testing and reporting workflows
• Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices testing strategies
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure performance characteristics, especially AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with telemetry frameworks and logging standards to support traceability and root cause analysis
• Demonstrated ability to analyze large volumes of test data, identify trends, and drive root cause identification and tuning
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams and participating in sprint ceremonies
• Experienced in providing DevSecOps implementation using GitOps, or similar tools
• Experienced in developing, testing, and maintaining containerized applications utilizing docker, k8s, Openshift, etc.
• Working knowledge of Source Version Control and Build/Release tools and methodologies
• Extensive hands‑on experience with Test planning, writing test cases/scripts, test case automation, performance test execution and analysis of performance test results
• Familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures of cloud technology, including Software as Service (SaaS), Platform as Service (PaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Supporting large scale infrastructure migration methodologies and techniques (IaaS/PaaS) including application migrations to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

Security Clearance

Security Clearance Level: Ability to obtain a position of Public Trust with the Administrative Office of the US Courts

Eligibility

Must be a US Person (Green Card Holder, US Permanent Resident Alien, Refugee, Asylee, US Citizen)

Location & Working Hours

Location: Remote

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options: Remote Work Location: Any Location / Remote Additional Work Locations:

Benefits

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.

To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.

GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.

Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.

The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.

To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.

We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans Opportunity Owned From working with technologies like AI, cyber and cloud to careers in intelligence and health, we offer endless opportunities to apply your expertise to create a safer, smarter world.

Salary

The likely salary range for this position is $85,093 - $115,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.