Performance Tester

Senior Performance Engineer

Location: New Carrollton, MD (On-site)

Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire

Security Requirement: US Citizen Required

Contact: Cry

System One is seeking a Senior Performance Engineer to join our team in New Carrollton, MD. This is a critical role focused on ensuring the scalability, reliability, and efficiency of large-scale applications across both mainframe and web-based environments. You will be responsible for the end-to-end performance lifecycle, from workload modeling to deep-dive bottleneck analysis.

• Test Design & Execution: Lead the design, execution, and analysis of performance tests using Load Runner to ensure applications meet rigorous scalability requirements.
• Bottleneck Analysis: Identify system constraints and establish performance baselines through detailed analysis of application and infrastructure behavior.
• Strategic Modeling: Build performance models and capacity planning frameworks to anticipate future growth and demand.
• Cloud & Hybrid Testing: Conduct performance testing within cloud environments (AWS/Azure) and integrate results with web-based and mainframe systems.
• Actionable Intelligence: Monitor system health using tools like App Dynamics or Splunk; translate complex findings into actionable recommendations for stakeholders.
• Forecasting: Produce accurate workload projections and forecasts based on trend analysis and historical system data.

• Experience: 8+ years of experience in Performance Engineering or a similar capacity.
• Tools: Expert-level proficiency with Load Runner (designing, executing, and analyzing).
• Analysis: Strong background in bottleneck analysis, system tuning, and performance modeling.
• Compliance: Deep understanding of SLAs, KPIs, and Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs).
• Modern Tech Stack: Familiarity with monitoring tools (App Dynamics, Splunk) and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).
• Legacy Tech Stack: Practical knowledge of Mainframe performance systems in a web-integrated environment.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.

This role offers the opportunity to work on mission-critical systems where your analysis directly impacts system architecture and long-term capacity strategy.

System One and its subsidiaries offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, and participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.