Senior Performance Test Engineer - On-Site DC/VA/MD

USM; Greenbelt (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services provider is seeking a Senior Performance Test Engineer for a 6-month contract to hire position. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in performance testing across web and mobile applications, with a strong background in Java and performance testing tools. This role requires candidates to be located in VA/MD/DC for face-to-face interaction and must hold a GC or US Citizenship for Public Trust eligibility. Responsibilities include measuring and optimizing performance, creating test scripts, and proficient use of tools like LoadRunner and JMeter.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience using automated test tools for performance testing.
• Hands-on experience with performance monitoring tools like New Relic APM.
• Experience on any performance testing tool (HP Performance Center, JMeter).

Responsibilities

• Measure, analyze, and optimize performance of web and mobile applications.
• Translate performance requirements into detailed test cases and create test scripts.
• Monitor application/database/machine-level performance and analyze metrics.

Skills

Performance testing tools expertise

Java development experience

Understanding of HTTP protocol

Object-oriented programming

SQL coding ability

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

HP LoadRunner

JMeter

AppDynamics

Job description

A leading IT services provider is seeking a Senior Performance Test Engineer for a 6-month contract to hire position. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in performance testing across web and mobile applications, with a strong background in Java and performance testing tools. This role requires candidates to be located in VA/MD/DC for face-to-face interaction and must hold a GC or US Citizenship for Public Trust eligibility. Responsibilities include measuring and optimizing performance, creating test scripts, and proficient use of tools like LoadRunner and JMeter.