Sr. Performance Test Engineer- Hybrid- Hyattsville, MD

Zachary Piper Solutions

  • Hyattsville, MD
  • $150,000-160,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Performance Test Engineer to support a government contracting organization located in Hyattsville, MD for a hybrid onsite opportunity. The Sr Performance Test Engineer will work on optimizing the performance and scalability of web applications and large-scale performance testing projects while overseeing their implementation and remediating performance issues.As part of this team you will define, develop, execute performance/load tests and integrate them with automated test systems (web client/server).Qualifications:
  • Experience working on performance testing and engineering of large-scale web applications.
  • Experience on any performance testing tool (HP Performance Center, Jmeter, VSTS, etc.).
  • Hands-on experience with performance monitoring tools New Relic APM, App Dynamics, Compuware APM (Dynatrace).
  • Experience with diagnostics tools to identify root cause like HP diagnostics.
  • Hands-on experience with performance testing applications.
  • Experience in both Windows and UNIX environments.
  • Strong written, oral & presentation skills.
  • Excellent communication and customer-facing skills
  • Must be able to work independently as well as within a group while handling projects
  • Technologies and Tools: Proficient with Java and/or C# and a scripting language
Required Skills:
  • Must be client facing. Great Communication and soft skills is key
  • Must have hands-on have expert knowledge of performance/load testing tools (HP Performance Center, Jmeter, VSTS, Compuware APM /Dynatrace)
  • Analyze performance problems in complex applications and suggest remediation strategies.
  • Assist in the development of application standards (coding, logging, performance)
  • Must have at least 5 years of experience in development or other software development experience.
  • Min 5 years of experience using automated test tools for Functional and/or Performance, Stability, Scalability, and Reliability testing using LoadRunner, WebTest, JMeter, Watir, Fit, FitNesse, Ruby or others
  • Min 5 years of object-oriented programming experience, with C#, Java, Ruby, or C++
  • Min 5 years SQL experience and an ability to write intermediate to complex SQL code
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