Performance Test Analyst

Performance Testing Analyst – Core Technology Solutions

Seeking a Performance Testing Analyst for a long‑term contract (minimum 12 months) onsite in Columbia, SC. Security Clearance required; no C2C candidates or sponsorship offered—US Citizen or Green Card holders only.

• A typical day involves planning and executing test cases for applications within the CMS Cloud (built on AWS).
• Testing will empower development and QA teams by simulating real‑world usage, uncovering performance issues, and ensuring scalable, reliable applications in modern cloud environments.
• Manage test plans, track execution, and document results, while JIRA is used to log defects and align testing tasks with Agile sprints.
• Collaborate with developers and business analysts in daily stand‑ups, using Confluence to maintain test documentation, user stories, and release notes.
• The role also includes validating application behavior in cloud environments, supporting compliance testing, and ensuring that all updates meet CMS security and performance standards before deployment.
• Additionally, complete supportive administrative and lead activities related to cloud testing and collect and analyze data for software process evaluation and continuous improvement.
• Their work is essential to maintaining the quality, reliability, and compliance of cloud‑based healthcare applications.

6 years of development experience, including 4 years in performance testing and tuning.

• Cloud‑hosted application(s) testing experience.
• Design, develop, and execute test strategies, test cases, and automate scripts using tools/platforms such as Apache JMeter, Blaze Meter, Load Runner Cloud, Selenium Web Driver, Selenium Grid, JUnit, TestNG, SoapUI, Postman, and Insomnia.
• Solid understanding of key performance indicators, metrics, and types of testing.
• Knowledge of performance monitoring tools.
• Identify, track, and manage bugs using Test Rail, JIRA/Confluence, or ALM.
• Understanding of AWS Cloud Watch Synthetics.
• Strong knowledge of lift‑and‑shift, re‑platforming, or cloud migration testing.
• Strong knowledge of REST/SOAP API testing, SQL, and test automation frameworks.
• Implement automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Git Hub, AWS Code Pipeline).

• Understanding of Dev Ops practices and helps in managing cloud‑based analytics pipelines and deployments.
• Experience with Git Hub Actions, version control, automated testing, and deployment of workflows.
• AWS services – Dynamo
  
  DB, SNS, SQS, Step Functions, Artifact.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or another job‑related degree; or 4 years of job‑related work experience; or 2 years of job‑related experience plus an associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or another job‑related degree.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Information Technology

IT Services and IT Consulting