Role :: Performance Tester
Location :: Denver Co Onsite
Duration :: Long Term Contract
Visa only USC and GC
Key Responsibilities
• Analyze non-functional requirements and create detailed performance test plans and strategies.
• Design, develop, and execute load, stress, endurance, spike, scalability, and volume tests.
• Use performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, Neoload, Gatling, BlazeMeter, etc.
• Monitor system behavior during tests using APM tools (e.g., Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, Grafana, Kibana).
• Identify performance bottlenecks related to CPU, memory, database, network, and application code.
• Work with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to analyze issues and implement fixes.
• Prepare detailed performance test results, reports, and recommendations.
• Develop automated performance test scripts and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps).
• Conduct root cause analysis for performance issues and propose optimization solutions.
• Ensure performance testing best practices and governance are followed across the project lifecycle.
Required Skills & Experience
• 3–8+ years of hands-on experience in performance testing.
• Strong expertise in performance testing tools:
o JMeter, LoadRunner (Vugen), Neoload, or similar.
• Experience with monitoring & APM tools:
o Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, Grafana/Prometheus.
• Good understanding of HTTP protocols, web services, APIs (REST/SOAP).
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Java, JavaScript, Python, or LoadRunner scripting.
• Experience working with databases (SQL queries, performance checks).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP) and containerization (Docked, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
• Certification in performance testing (Neoload, LoadRunner, JMeter) is a plus.
• Experience in testing microservices, distributed systems, or cloud-native applications.
• Prior experience in implementing shift-left performance testing.
Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.