Senior Performance Test Engineer – Hybrid, Federal

Niyam IT; Ashburn (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top Workplace recognition

Career development & certifications

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Niyam IT is seeking an experienced Performance Test Engineer to support federal client initiatives from Ashburn, VA. The role focuses on designing, developing, and executing comprehensive performance strategies across the software lifecycle, ensuring performance benchmarks, compliance, and usability goals are met.

Hybrid work 3–4 days/week onsite in Ashburn. The ideal candidate brings hands-on performance/load testing expertise, strong communication, and the ability to mentor QA teammates in

Qualifications

• US Citizenship with ability to obtain federal background
• 4+ years of software testing and performance engineering
• Experience with JavaScript, GitLab, JMeter, Postman, SQL and defect tracking systems

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute performance test plans, scripts, and results
• Conduct load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing
• Perform functional/ regression/ usability testing as part of validation
• Analyze test results and provide actionable feedback to dev teams
• Mentor junior QA staff and contribute to test strategy

Skills

JavaScript

Load testing

Performance testing

CI/CD pipelines

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

GitLab

JMeter

K6

Postman

SQL

Job description

Niyam IT is seeking an experienced Performance Test Engineer to support federal client initiatives from Ashburn, VA. The role focuses on designing, developing, and executing comprehensive performance strategies across the software lifecycle, ensuring performance benchmarks, compliance, and usability goals are met.

Hybrid work 3–4 days/week onsite in Ashburn. The ideal candidate brings hands-on performance/load testing expertise, strong communication, and the ability to mentor QA teammates in