Load Engineer

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Embrace Diversity, Excel Together. Are you ready to be part of a dynamic, inclusive, and fearless team that values your well‑being and individuality? At Niyam, we’re not just a company; we’re a close‑knit community of experts and leaders dedicated to providing IT solutions for esteemed clients. Niyam provides IT solutions to improve system efficiency while optimizing the value that we deliver to our customers.

Our team members have the drive and the right mindset to take ownership of the projects they work on and partner with our customers, going the extra mile when necessary to ensure success.

• Comprehensive Benefits: 100% company‑paid health, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance.
• Peace of Mind:
  Free short‑term and long‑term disability coverage.
• Flexible
  
  Work Hours:
  
  Work‑life balance with flexible scheduling.
• Remote and Hybrid Work:
  Remote and hybrid work options on our projects.
• Paid Time Off:
  Generous paid time off policy.
• Retirement Plans:
  Retirement plans to support your long‑term goals.
• Career Growth:
  Paid professional development, including technology and business conferences.
• Great People:
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• Great Environment:
  Innovation, collaboration, and personal growth thrive here.
• Diversity & Inclusion:
  Diverse perspectives are welcomed and celebrated daily.

Niyam is seeking a Performance Test Engineer to support our federal client. This hybrid role involves designing, developing, and executing comprehensive test strategies to validate the functionality, usability, and performance of software applications. You will participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle—from requirements analysis to deployment—ensuring that applications meet performance benchmarks, compliance standards, and end‑user requirements.

• Develop and execute performance test plans, scenarios, and scripts to validate system scalability, reliability, and responsiveness.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Web Driver, and other relevant technologies.
• Perform load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing to identify system limitations and ensure optimal performance.
• Conduct functional, regression, usability, and acceptance testing as part of end‑to‑end validation efforts.
• Perform 508 compliance, security, and accessibility testing in accordance with federal standards.
• Analyze test results and perform root‑cause analysis of performance issues, providing actionable feedback to development teams.
• Collaborate with project managers and developers to ensure testing objectives and timelines are met.
• Create and maintain documentation for test plans, cases, results, and defect tracking.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement testing tools and strategies to improve automation and performance testing capabilities.
• Design, execute, and maintain load and performance test suites, and monitor test results across environments.
• Provide regular progress reports and quality metrics to project stakeholders.
• May mentor or lead other QA professionals and serve as a subject‑matter expert on performance testing best practices.

• U.S. Citizen with the ability to successfully complete a federal background investigation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience in software testing and performance engineering.
• Demonstrated experience with:
  • Performance and load testing tools such as JMeter, K6, or Load Runner.
  • Automation tools such as Selenium, Web Driver, or equivalent.
  • API testing and validation using tools like Postman.
  • SQL and database performance analysis.
  • Defect tracking and test management systems.
  • Conducting 508 compliance, usability, and security testing.
• Strong understanding of software quality assurance methodologies, SDLC processes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.

• Experience supporting federal or government IT systems.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and Dev Sec Ops  methodologies.
• Experience integrating performance testing into CI/CD…