Performance Test Engineer

Job Description

Role: Performance Test Engineer

Contract

Rate: 50/hr on W2

Location: San Francisco Bay Area (Concord / San Francisco) - Hybrid(3 days onsite and 2 days remote)

• 9+ years of experience in Performance Testing and Engineering with strong performance testing expertise including analysis and deep dives, with solid experience in Unix, Java, and some Python coding.
• Must have the ability to develop performance scripts independently using Load Runner, ALM/Performance Center or any other newer/older load testing tools.
• Must be able to design, execute and analyze different Load, Stress, Break, Soak and Chaos testing scenarios.
• Hands-on use of APM and other monitoring tools (e.g., App Dynamics, Splunk, Grafana).

• Experience with Tanzu Application Services (TAS) and Open Shift Container Platform (OCP).
• Hands-on experience with Thread Dumps, Heap Dumps and GC Analysis (JMC/JFR experience a big plus).
• Understanding of AI concepts including LLMs, RAG, Vector databases.
• Understanding of system internals and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Solid programming skills in Python and Python libraries (e.g., Flask, Streamlit).
• Experience with Service Virtualization.
• Comprehensive understanding with hands-on experience in all aspects of Performance Testing and Engineering duties.
• Ability to determine bottlenecks using tools and analysis when facing application performance issues and reporting RCA to stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills.