Senior Performance Test Engineer / Performance Testing Lead(Only w2)

Philadelphia, PA, US • Posted 19 hours ago • Updated 19 hours ago
Contract W2
12 Months
No Travel Required
On-site
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Skills

  • AppDynamics
  • Dynatrace
  • Datadog
  • Java Flight Recorder (JFR)
  • YourKit
  • JVM Tuning
  • Garbage Collection (GC) Analysis
  • Thread Management
  • Database Query Optimization
  • SQL
  • NoSQL
  • Caching Strategies
  • Microservices Performance
  • JMeter
  • Gatling
  • K6
  • Load Testing
  • Stress Testing
  • Soak Testing
  • Endurance Testing
  • Scalability Testing
  • Performance Analysis
  • Performance Engineering
  • RUM
  • Real User Monitoring
  • APM
  • New Relic
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • ECS
  • EKS
  • Lambda
  • DynamoDB
  • CloudWatch
  • API Gateway
  • Application Load Balancer (ALB)
  • Query Tuning
  • Data Access Optimization
  • Distributed Caching
  • Core Web Vitals
  • Browser Performance Optimization
  • Web Rendering Pipelines
  • CDN Performance Tuning
  • Lighthouse
  • Chrome DevTools
  • Performance Test Scripting
  • Performance Test Automation
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Monitoring
  • Observability
  • Quantum Metric
  • ELK Stack
  • Grafana
  • Cloud-Native Applications
  • Distributed Systems
  • Microservices Architecture.

Summary

Job Title: Senior Performance Test Engineer / Performance Testing Lead(Only w2)
Experience: 12+ Years Required
Location: Pennsylvania (PA) – Local Candidates Only

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Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive end-to-end performance analysis across application, database, infrastructure, and cloud environments to identify performance gaps and optimization opportunities.

• Diagnose and resolve application bottlenecks using industry-leading APM and profiling tools such as AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Datadog, Java Flight Recorder (JFR), and YourKit.

• Optimize system performance through JVM tuning, garbage collection (GC) analysis, thread management, database query optimization, caching strategies, and microservices performance enhancements.

• Design, develop, and execute performance testing strategies, including load, stress, soak, endurance, and scalability testing using JMeter, Gatling, and K6.

• Analyze performance metrics and provide actionable recommendations to improve system reliability, scalability, and user experience.

Required Skills & Expertise

• Strong expertise in Real User Monitoring (RUM) and Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tools, including AppDynamics (preferred), New Relic, and Datadog.

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, including services like ECS, EKS, Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, API Gateway, and Application Load Balancer (ALB).

• In-depth understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases, query tuning, data access optimization, and distributed caching mechanisms.

• Solid knowledge of Core Web Vitals, browser performance optimization, web rendering pipelines, and CDN performance tuning.

• Experience with frontend performance analysis using tools such as Lighthouse and Chrome DevTools.

• Proficiency in performance test scripting and automation using JMeter, K6, and Gatling.

• Strong dashboard creation, monitoring, and observability skills using AppDynamics, Quantum Metric, ELK Stack, Grafana, and related monitoring platforms.

• Experience in performance engineering for distributed, cloud-native, and microservices-based applications.

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  • Dice Id: 10110032
  • Position Id: AIT- Performance Testing -08/18/2026
  • Posted 19 hours ago
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