Performance Engineer - 3665685

New York, NY, US • Posted 3 days ago • Updated 4 minutes ago
Full Time
On-site
USD $55.00 - 60.00 per hour
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Job Details

Skills

  • Web API
  • Software Development Methodology
  • Reporting
  • C
  • Optimization
  • Collaboration
  • Application Development
  • Database
  • Middleware
  • Capacity Management
  • Scalability
  • Testing
  • Failover
  • Mentorship
  • Software Testing
  • OpenText
  • Performance Engineering
  • Cloud Computing
  • HP LoadRunner
  • Scripting
  • Apache JMeter
  • Load Testing
  • ROOT
  • Software Performance Management
  • Dynatrace
  • Agile
  • DevOps
  • Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Communication
  • Presentations
  • Organizational Skills
  • Management
  • Performance Testing

Summary

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Performance Engineer position! This is a 6-18 month contract-to-hire opportunity and will be hybrid in Buffalo, New York.

This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services. No C2C or subcontracting arrangements will be considered.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Design, develop, execute, and maintain performance test scripts and frameworks for web, API, mobile, cloud, and distributed applications
  • Lead performance testing activities across all SDLC phases including planning, scripting, execution, analysis, and comprehensive reporting
  • Develop and maintain performance test assets using OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) and related tooling
  • Create and maintain automated performance test scripts using C and other applicable scripting languages
  • Analyze performance test results using Dynatrace and other monitoring tools to identify bottlenecks, root causes, and optimization opportunities
  • Collaborate with application development, architecture, database, middleware, and infrastructure teams to resolve performance issues
  • Provide performance engineering guidance and best practices to development teams to support shift-left testing initiatives
  • Review application architectures, designs, and requirements to proactively identify performance risks and recommend mitigation strategies
  • Develop performance test plans, workload models, success criteria, and executive-level performance reports
  • Support capacity planning, scalability testing, resiliency testing, and failover validation efforts
  • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on performance testing methodologies and tools
  • Participate in troubleshooting complex production and pre-production performance issues

What You'll Need to Have:

  • 5+ years of professional experience in software testing and performance engineering
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) or LoadRunner Enterprise
  • Strong proficiency in C programming for developing and maintaining performance test scripts
  • Proven experience with JMeter for performance testing and load testing activities
  • Experience analyzing application performance, troubleshooting bottlenecks, and identifying root causes using APM tools like Dynatrace
  • Demonstrated ability to work within Agile and DevOps environments with experience integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Strong collaborative mindset with ability to influence without authority and partner effectively across multiple teams
  • Proven organizational skills with ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple concurrent performance testing initiatives

Pay Range: $55-60+/hr

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