QA Automation & Performance Testing Engineer

A QA Automation & Performance Testing Engineer position is available in Chicago, Illinois, United States, offering a long-term contract role within the Information Technology sector. The role requires on-site work from day one and targets highly experienced professionals with strong expertise in automation testing, performance engineering, and cloud-based systems.

The opportunity is offered by Coretek Labs, which provides enterprise technology solutions and staffing services to organizations across various industries. The position supports complex enterprise systems and requires deep knowledge of automation frameworks and performance testing tools. The role offers a contract rate of approximately $60 per hour and is suitable for senior-level engineers with extensive experience in software quality engineering.

The QA Automation & Performance Testing Engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing automation frameworks, executing large-scale performance testing, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of enterprise applications. The successful candidate will work closely with development teams to build automated test pipelines, monitor application performance, and identify performance bottlenecks in distributed systems.

The role also involves working with cloud infrastructure and microservices environments while supporting continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines. Because the position requires senior expertise, candidates must have significant experience with automation tools, performance monitoring systems, and large-scale enterprise software environments.

• Design and maintain test automation frameworks for enterprise applications
• Conduct performance testing and load testing using tools like JMeter and Blaze Meter
• Build and maintain automation pipelines integrated with CI/CD systems
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure application reliability and performance
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in microservices architectures
• Monitor application performance using tools such as Dynatrace, Grafana, Splunk, and Geneos
• Work with cloud infrastructure environments such as AWS and Kubernetes
• Execute testing strategies within Agile development environments
• Maintain documentation and ensure quality assurance standards are met

• 12+ years of experience in QA automation and performance testing
• Experience with automation tools such as Cypress and Selenium
• Expertise in performance testing tools such as JMeter and Blaze Meter
• Experience working with CI/CD tools, including Jenkins, Git Hub, and Bitbucket
• Familiarity with development tools such as Intelli
  
  J IDEA and VS Code
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS
• Knowledge of containerized environments using Kubernetes
• Experience testing microservices-based architectures
• Database knowledge, including Oracle and MongoDB
• Experience with monitoring tools like Dynatrace, Grafana, Splunk, and Geneos
• Knowledge of JVM or .NET performance tuning

This QA Automation & Performance Testing Engineer role offers a strong opportunity for experienced quality engineers to work on large-scale enterprise systems in a cloud-based environment. With exposure to advanced testing frameworks, performance engineering tools, and modern Dev Ops practices, the role is ideal for senior professionals seeking challenging projects within the U.S. technology industry.