Performance Tester

Description

This position requires the person to:

• Read, analyze and interpret performance testing requests
• Work with software developers, business analysts, quality analysts, project managers, architects, and IT leadership to understand front-end and back-end system functionality, as well as architecture of the system
• Work with software developers, business analysts, quality analysts, project managers, architects, and IT leadership to review performance testing requests, test plans, and test results
• Give recommendations to stakeholder groups of inefficiencies and potential solutions
• Write new test plans and update existing test plans for performance tests of various applications
• Design, develop and maintain the automation processes and scripts for various performance tests using tools such as JMeter, Neo Load, etc.
• Use, analyze and interpret test results from performance testing tools
• Use monitoring tools, such as IBM Instana, Sentry One, BMC Apptune, and Splunk, to track an application’s performance metrics, behaviors and trends
• Coordinate the execution of a performance test. Occasional execution of performance tests occurs outside of normal working hours
• Use JIRA to track work and document progress
• Document test results using Confluence
• Work with other members of the IT Performance Testing team to organize team goals and priorities
• Assist with other duties as requested

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, a related field, or equivalent experience
• Above average communication skills (written and verbal)
• Capable of producing adequate quality and quantity of work
• Ability to utilize a PC and working within a performance testing suite
• Competency to learn new software tools
• Organize, analyze and interpret data
• Ability to handle multiple assignments while meeting established schedules and deadlines in an organized manner
• Ability to manage a project from start to finish and be a self-starter on a new project
• Experience with any of the following is beneficial:
  • Analyzing performance metrics
  • Performance testing tools
  • Server monitoring tools
  • SQL and generating database queries
  • Foundational understanding of programming (ex. Java, Python, C, C#, C++, HTML, CSS, Java script, etc.)
  • Understanding of automation/scripting solutions like Powershell, Selenium, etc
  • Knowledge of Agile software development principles, process, and tools

Skills

Automation, Selenium, Performance testing, Test automation, Automated testing, Api, Sql, Load runner, Quality assurance

Top Skills Details

Automation,Selenium,Performance testing,Test automation,Automated testing,Api,Sql,Load runner,Quality assurance

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Looking for Newly college graduates with Computer Science or Information Systems degrees
• GPA Requirement: 3.3
• Testing
  
  Experience:
  
  Performance testing, particularly with Neoload, is preferred, but internships in automated testing are also acceptable

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Lansing, MI.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $28.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan –…