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General Dynamics Information Technology

Performance Tester / Platform Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology, Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States, 97458

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Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: BI Full 6C (T4)

Job Family: Professional Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Performance Testing, Performance Testing Strategy, Performance Testing Tools

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Transform technology into opportunity as a

Performance Tester / Platform Engineer

at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

The

Case Management Modernization (CMM) Program

is an initiative to support the

Administrative Office (AO) of the US Courts (AO)

develop a modern cloud-based solution to support all 204+ federal courts across the United States which are grouped into three types, namely Appellate, District, and Bankruptcy. This modernized case management system will eventually replace the current Case Management and Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system.

The

Performance Tester / Platform Engineer

will work as part of an agile development team to build and support the modernization of enterprise-class software applications.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a

Performance Tester / Platform Engineer , the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of US Courts. You will play a crucial role in the following areas:

Design, implement, and maintain

automated performance testing frameworks

integrated into CI/CD pipelines for cloud-native applications

Define and track key

performance KPIs

(e.g., response time, throughput, resource utilization, latency, error rates) based on SLAs and stakeholder requirements

Conduct

load, stress, and scalability testing

to validate performance under multi-tenant conditions and concurrent user loads

Develop and manage a

performance dashboard

and provide executive-level and technical-level reporting on system behavior

Perform

real-time monitoring, observability , and telemetry setup for application and infrastructure performance using modern tools and dashboards

Collaborate with developers, QA, SREs, and operations teams to

identify performance bottlenecks

and provide

optimization recommendations

Validate the performance of critical workflows and use cases, including long-running queries, search operations, and API endpoints

Capture and report on system metrics such as

CPU, memory, disk, network , and application-specific logs for tuning and diagnostics

Contribute to the performance section of the

Monthly Status Report (MSR)

and sprint-level performance documentation

Ensure alignment of performance testing strategy with

DevSecOps

and

MLOps

processes for continuous integration and delivery

Developing and executing formal performance test plans to ensure the delivery of quality software applications

Composing and maintaining comprehensive test plans and reports

Verifying and validating functionality by evaluating software against system requirements

Responsible for supporting cloud solution resources, both IaaS and PaaS, that enable the business to securely run sensitive workloads within a cloud

Implementing and designing server, network, and software configurations for a cloud computing infrastructure and applications with a focus on DevOps principles

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The

Performance Tester / Platform Engineer

must have:

Education:

Bachelor of Science

Experience:

5+ years of related experience; 1+ year should involve deploying and managing applications and systems to commercial and private clouds

Required Skills

Experience in performance engineering and automated testing of cloud-based applications and platforms

Strong knowledge of performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, BlazeMeter, or k6

Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions

Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, New Relic, CloudWatch, or Elastic Stack

Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or JavaScript for automation of testing and reporting workflows

Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices testing strategies

Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure performance characteristics, especially AWS, Azure, or GCP

Experience with telemetry frameworks and logging standards to support traceability and root cause analysis

Demonstrated ability to analyze large volumes of test data, identify trends, and drive root cause identification and tuning

Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams and participating in sprint ceremonies

Experienced in providing DevSecOps implementation using GitOps, or similar tools

Experienced in developing, testing, and maintaining containerized applications utilizing Docker, K8s, Openshift, etc.

Working knowledge of Source Version Control and Build/Release tools and methodologies

Extensive hands‑on experience with Test planning, writing test cases/scripts, test case automation, performance test execution and analysis of performance test results

Familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures of cloud technology, including Software as Service (SaaS), Platform as Service (PaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Supporting large scale infrastructure migration methodologies and techniques (IaaS/PaaS) including application migrations to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

Security Clearance Level:

Ability to obtain a position of Public Trust with the Administrative Office of the US Courts

Must be a US Person:

Green Card Holder, US Permanent Resident Alien, Refugee, Asylee, US Citizen

Location:

Remote

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your ambition to deliver your best work.

The likely salary range for this position is $85,000 - $115,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

Travel Required Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options Remote

Work Location Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations No additional locations.

Total Rewards at GDIT Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post‑tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long‑term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc.

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