Quality Assurance and Performance Architect I

Quality Assurance and Performance Architect I
Birmingham, AL or Atlanta (Hybrid, onsite Tuesday through Thursday)
12 month contract
Pay Rate: $60.00-$64.00/hr.

We are seeking a highly technical, proactive, and solution-oriented QA and Performance Architect to support our enterprise-wide quality and performance engineering efforts. This individual will play a dual role across QA and performance, contributing both strategically and tactically by architecting testing solutions, integrating tools, and ensuring high-quality software delivery.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end QA and performance engineering solutions.
• Architect toolchains that integrate with CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows (e.g., GitHub, Harness).
• Lead the performance engineering strategy, leveraging tools like LoadRunner, JMeter, and Dynatrace.
• Contribute to and review testing strategies and plans for large-scale implementations.
• Partner with Enterprise Architects and Solution Architects to ensure QA and performance considerations are built in early ( "shift-left" mindset).
• Collaborate cross-functionally with platform engineering, site reliability engineering (SRE), QA, and performance testing teams.
• Champion quality best practices and continuous improvement across testing methodologies.
• Guide and mentor teams on test automation, performance tuning, and tooling optimization.

Performance Tools:

• LoadRunner (Enterprise and Developer editions - required)
• JMeter
• Dynatrace (preferred)

QA Tools:

• Tosca
• Selenium
• Postman
• Sauce Labs
• K2View (test data management)

DevOps/Integration Tools:

• GitHub
• Harness
• Other CI/CD platforms

Languages:

• No specific language required - must demonstrate coding proficiency and adaptability.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of six (6) years in Performance Engineering, with at least two (2) years in roles such as Performance Architect, Application Architect, or Solution Architect, focusing on high-traffic, large-scale distributed systems, client-server architectures, both on-premises and cloud environments.
• Extensive experience with application architecture, design, capacity planning, and application performance best practices.
• Familiarity with open-source load testing tools (e.g., Apache JMeter, httperf), APM tools, and infrastructure monitoring tools like Splunk.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases, including querying, profiling, and performance tuning.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, C#, or Java, and experience with automated testing methodologies.
• Experience with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS), distributed systems, and microservices architecture.
• Understanding of mobile app (Android and iOS) and web technology stacks (HTTP, REST, HTML, JavaScript, CSS).
• Familiarity with tools like Puppet, Terraform, Packer, Consul, and Vault.
• Understanding of the evolution from on-premises to cloud environments.
• Experience with tools and frameworks such as Client LoadRunner, Splunk, Fiddler, Dynatrace, Hammer, and Performance Center

Bonus Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of application scalability and performance tuning across various architectures (Web-based, n-tier, MQ, CICS).
• Analytical Skills: -related issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain and document performance measures and outcomes to diverse audiences (technical, business, etc.).
• Proven ability to lead and mentor teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.

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