Performance Test Engineer

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Job Description - Client: Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Job Title: Performance Test Engineer Location: Hybrid Okemos,
MI (Minimum 2 days onsite weekly; moving to 3 days/week soon)
that do not require sponsorship. Interview: MS Teams Client Submittals Allowed: 1
List your number of years of experience and proficiency on a scale of
1 10 (1 being beginner, 10 being expert):
Performance Testing (Load, Stress, Soak): X years & Rating X/10

JMeter
(Test Scripting & Execution): X years & Rating X/10

Application
Development: X years & Rating X/10

Dynatrace
(Monitoring & Diagnostics): X years & Rating X/10

Kubernetes
(Autoscaling, Performance Tuning): X years & Rating X/10

CI/CD
Integration (Jenkins): X years & Rating X/10

Bitbucket
(Version Control): X years & Rating X/10

SQL
(Performance Analysis, Query Tuning): X years & Rating X/10

Linux
(Command Line, Monitoring, Scripting): X years & Rating X/10

Root
Cause Analysis (Service/Component Level): X years & Rating X/10

Performance
Dashboard/Reporting: X years & Rating X/10

Capacity
Planning & Infrastructure Analysis: X years & Rating X/10

Cross-functional
Collaboration (Dev, Ops, DevOps): X years & Rating X/10

Agile
PI Planning / Performance Requirements Gathering: X years & Rating X/10

Healthcare
Insurance Industry Experience (Desired, but not required): X years

Position Overview:

Delta Dental Plan of
Michigan is seeking a Performance Test Engineer to lead
performance testing and monitoring efforts in a modern, cloud-native
environment. The successful candidate will design and execute comprehensive
performance test strategies, collaborate across teams to optimize application
performance, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement. This hybrid
role is based in Okemos, MI.
Key Responsibilities:

• Designand lead comprehensive performance testing strategies to validate system
  behavior under load, stress, and peak conditions.

• Alignthese strategies with business requirements and project goals.

• Create,configure, and execute complex test scripts in JMeter to simulate
  real-world usage scenarios and workload patterns.

• Optimize and troubleshoot scripts to achieve accurate and reliable performance
  assessments.

• Utilize Dynatrace for continuous performance monitoring, tracking key application
  metrics (response time, throughput, resource utilization), and diagnosing
  issues in real-time to support proactive performance management.
• Integrate performance testing and monitoring tools within CI/CD pipelines using
  Jenkins, identifying and addressing performance issues early in the
  development lifecycle.

• Perform in-depth capacity planning analysis, determining optimal infrastructure
  requirements to handle projected workloads and recommending strategies for
  scaling applications in Kubernetes environments.

• Use Bitbucket for version control of test scripts, configurations, and related
  documentation, supporting effective collaboration and change tracking
  within performance engineering teams.

• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and operations teams to troubleshoot performance
  bottlenecks and recommend tuning or architectural changes to improve
  application performance and scalability.

• Deploy,monitor, and troubleshoot applications running in Kubernetes clusters,
  optimizing resource utilization, autoscaling configurations, and
  resilience under load.

• Generatedetailed performance reports and dashboards that present test results,
  analysis, and insights to various stakeholders, including senior
  management and engineering teams.

• Conduct root cause analysis for complex performance issues using Dynatrace and
  other diagnostic tools to trace issues to specific components, services,
  or resource configurations.

• Initiate proactive approaches to advocate for performance engineering best
  practices, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement in
  performance testing and monitoring processes.

• Document test strategies, configurations, tuning recommendations, and lessons
  learned, supporting continuity and knowledge sharing within the team.

• These responsibilities maintain a strong focus on performance optimization,
  scalability, and reliability in modern cloud-native environments,
  leveraging advanced testing, monitoring, and automation capabilities.

• Actively participate in PI planning sessions to align performance goals, establish
  testing strategies, and set realistic performance targets.

• Confirm that all dependencies are identified, documented, and addressed.
  
  Minimum Qualifications:
  

• Position requires a bachelor s degree in computer science or engineering and seven
  years of experience in applications and systems performance testing,
  monitoring, and evaluation, and five years of experience in application
  development.

• Will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.

• Strong hands-on experience with JMeter for creating complex test scripts and
  scenarios.

• Proficiency with Dynatrace or similar APM tools for real-time monitoring, diagnostics,
  and root cause analysis.

• Ability to interpret performance data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and areas
  for optimization.

• Experience managing and optimizing performance in Kubernetes environments,
  autoscaling, and tuning applications for efficient use of cluster
  resources.

• Knowledge of versioning and CI/CD integration tools like Bitbucket and Jenkins for
  maintaining test suites.

• Advanced knowledge of DB/SQL/Linux and experienced working in agile environments.

• Effective communication skills and ability to resolve complex problems and use
  independent judgment.