Senior Performance Test Engineer (SDET) - Hybrid/Remote

The Options Clearing Corporation; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment assistance

Technology stipend

Generous PTO and parental leave

401k employer match

Health benefits

Job summary

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) seeks a Senior Associate in Performance Testing to execute performance and failover testing for mission‑critical clearing, risk, and settlement systems. You will design test scenarios, run tests across multi-region cloud/hybrid environments, and analyze results to ensure RTO/RPO compliance.

Responsibilities include creating LoadRunner/JMeter/Gatling scripts, integrating tests into CI/CD, and validating tests with APM tooling.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on experience in performance testing, including executing performance tests with LoadRunner, JMeter, or similar tools.
• 2+ years designing and executing failover/disaster recovery testing in cloud or hybrid environments.
• Proficiency in LoadRunner scripting and test scenario creation, OR strong hands-on experience with JMeter/Gatling.
• Scripting experience in Python or Java for test automation and data generation.
• Experience with AWS cloud environments and understanding of performance implications in cloud-native applications.
• Working knowledge of Kafka and event-driven systems, including producer/consumer testing.
• Hands-on experience with relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, DB2) and ability to write queries for test data and validation.
• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks for performance regression testing.
• Familiarity with APM/observability platforms (Splunk, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, or similar).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab) and integration of performance tests.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute performance tests using LoadRunner, JMeter, and Gatling across AWS and on-premise environments per established test plans and load profiles.
• Create, maintain, and enhance LoadRunner scripts, test scenarios, and script repositories.
• Analyze performance test results to identify bottlenecks, anomalies, and optimization opportunities; generate findings reports.
• Develop and maintain performance test automation scripts (Python, Java) and integrate regression testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Create parameterized test data and document test procedures, expected results, and baselines.
• Work with DevOps to set up and validate multi-region test environments.
• Correlate performance results with APM/monitoring platforms (Splunk, Dynatrace, AppDynamics) and generate dashboards and trend analysis.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams on performance requirements and testing plans.
• Execute failover and disaster recovery testing across primary, secondary, and tertiary regions, including applications, databases, Kafka, and middleware.
• Validate RTO/RPO metrics and post-failover performance against SLAs, including compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Test multi-region deployments for replication lag, data consistency, Kafka topic replication, and failover behavior during region switches.
• Document and present test results, trends, and findings to QE leadership

Skills

Performance testing

Failover testing

Cross-region testing

Scripting

Education

B.S. Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

LoadRunner

JMeter

Gatling

Postman

Job description

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) seeks a Senior Associate in Performance Testing to execute performance and failover testing for mission‑critical clearing, risk, and settlement systems. You will design test scenarios, run tests across multi-region cloud/hybrid environments, and analyze results to ensure RTO/RPO compliance.

Responsibilities include creating LoadRunner/JMeter/Gatling scripts, integrating tests into CI/CD, and validating tests with APM tooling.