Senior Performance Engineer (JMeter/JS) – Remote

Maximus; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Senior Performance Engineer to lead performance testing across large healthcare technology programs. This remote role partners with multiple teams to identify bottlenecks, model workloads, and validate improvements, while establishing performance standards and integrating tests into CI/CD.

The role requires 5+ years in performance testing, strong knowledge of Java/JVM, and experience with cloud-native tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 5+ years in performance testing.
• Experience leading performance testing for large-scale web/mobile/digital apps.
• Strong skills with REST/GraphQL/SOAP APIs and distributed architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead performance testing planning, workload modeling, design, scripting, and reporting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define NFRs and SLAs.
• Develop and maintain performance testing frameworks and CI/CD integrations.

Skills

Performance testing

JVM tuning

CI/CD

Cloud/AWS

Load testing

Team mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JMeter

Kubernetes

Docker

Splunk

CloudWatch

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Senior Performance Engineer to lead performance testing across large healthcare technology programs. This remote role partners with multiple teams to identify bottlenecks, model workloads, and validate improvements, while establishing performance standards and integrating tests into CI/CD.

The role requires 5+ years in performance testing, strong knowledge of Java/JVM, and experience with cloud-native tools.