Senior Performance Testing Engineer

Pinnacle Group; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

PTR Global invites a Senior Performance Testing Engineer to join our IT QA team in Richmond, VA. Hybrid work arrangement, 12-month contract, focused on planning, executing, and supporting performance testing across enterprise solutions.

The role requires 10+ years of testing experience, deep knowledge of LoadRunner/VuGen, ALM/Quality Center, LRE, BlazeMeter, and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure production readiness.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software or application testing with hands-on performance testing.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/CE or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop performance test strategies, plans, workloads, and scripts.
• Execute load, stress, and endurance tests with enterprise tools.
• Analyze results, identify bottlenecks, and drive resolution with teams.
• Administer ALM/Quality Center and performance test environments.
• Document findings and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Mentor team members and improve testing standards and tools.

Skills

LoadRunner/VuGen

LRE Performance Center

ALM/Quality Center

BlazeMeter

Performance testing

HTTP/HTTPS

APIs/web services

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Technology, or Computer Engineering

Tools

OpenText ALM/Quality Center

LRE Performance Center

BlazeMeter

Job description

Senior Performance Testing Engineer
IT | QA Test-Software Richmond , Virginia Contract Oct 29, 2026

Position: Senior Performance Testing Engineer
Location: Richmond Virginia 23219 (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 months
Job ID: 180950

Job Description:

• High Level Project Overview:
• The Senior Performance Testing Analyst plans, coordinates, executes, and supports performance testing for enterprise technology solutions.
• This role collaborates with application teams, developers, architects, infrastructure teams, database administrators, vendors, and business stakeholders to validate performance, scalability, reliability, and production readiness.
• The analyst also administers and supports OpenText ALM/Quality Center and LRE Performance Center and serves as a senior technical resource for the Testing team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop performance test strategies, plans, scenarios, workloads, and scripts aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Execute load, stress, scalability, volume, concurrency, and endurance tests using LoadRunner/VuGen, LRE Performance Center, and BlazeMeter.
• Analyze results, identify bottlenecks and risks, and partner with technical teams to drive resolution.
• Administer and support OpenText ALM/Quality Center and LRE Performance Center, including projects, environments, load generators, configurations, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Manage and resolve incidents and service requests related to performance-testing tools and environments.
• Document test results, findings, risks, and recommendations, and communicate status to technical and business stakeholders.
• Coordinate testing activities across teams and support production-readiness decisions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members.
• Improve testing standards, automation, processes, and tools.

Required Years of Experience:

• 10 plus years of software or application testing experience, including hands-on performance testing.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Technology, or Computer Engineering,

Top Required Skills:

• Experience with LoadRunner/VuGen, LRE Performance Center, ALM/Quality Center, BlazeMeter, or comparable enterprise testing tools.
• Experience with ALM migration and ALM admin tasks.
• Knowledge of performance-testing methodologies and protocols such as HTTP/HTTPS, TruClient, APIs and web services, ODBC/JDBC, Citrix, Web/Browser applications, Client/server applications and SAP protocol.
• Experience analyzing application and infrastructure monitoring data to identify performance issues.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across technical and business teams.

What soft skill requirements do you have (team fit and personality requirements)?

• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to lead, collaborate, or work effectively in a variety of teams, including multi-disciplinary teams

About PTR Global:

PTR Global is a leading provider of information technology and workforce solutions. PTR Global has become one of the largest providers in its industry, with over 5000 professionals providing services across the U.S. and Canada. For more information visit www.ptrglobal.com

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Pay Range: $75- $80/hr. W2

The specific compensation for this position will be determined by several factors, including the scope, complexity, and location of the role, as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K contributions, as well as PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by applicable state or localities where you reside or work.

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