Performance Engineer

BCforward
Chicago, United States of America
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 156K

Job location

Chicago, United States of America

Tech stack

Testing (Software)
Java
JavaScript
.NET
API
Agile Methodologies
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Databases
System Configuration
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Github
Groovy
IntelliJ
Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
JMeter
Python
MongoDB
Oracle Applications
Performance Tuning
Software Architecture
Selenium
TypeScript
Visual Studio Online
Datadog
Performance Testing
Grafana
Cypress
Blazemeter
Kubernetes
Playwright
Bitbucket
Front End Software Development
Software Coding
Cucumber
Splunk
Dynatrace
Jenkins
Microservices

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Performance Engineer to join our Automation/Performance Engineering team. In this role, you will own the performance engineering strategy and execution for Receivables, partnering with Application Engineering, DevOps, and Product teams to define non-functional requirements, build scalable performance test frameworks, and drive actionable improvements across application, database, network, and infrastructure layers. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and analyzing performance tests, instrumenting systems for observability, and translating results into performance tuning and release decisions., * Define and own the performance engineering strategy and roadmap; design, build, and maintain robust performance test frameworks for UI, API, microservices, and data workflows.

  • Lead the end-to-end performance testing lifecycle: requirements gathering, workload modeling, environment setup, execution (load, stress, endurance), and results analysis.

  • Instrument systems and develop observability dashboards to capture SLIs/SLOs, latency, throughput, error rates, and resource utilization; integrate these metrics with performance test reports.

  • Analyze performance test results to identify bottlenecks and root causes across application, database, network, and infrastructure layers; drive performance tuning and architectural improvements with partner teams.

  • Integrate performance tests into CI/CD pipelines; establish automated reporting, quality gates, and release readiness criteria based on performance benchmarks.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define non-functional requirements and ensure performance goals are met throughout the development lifecycle.

  • Produce clear documentation, dashboards, and release readiness reports; communicate performance findings and recommendations effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

  • 5+ years in performance engineering and software test automation, covering AWS and on-prem platforms.

  • Strong coding skills in one or more: Java, JavaScript, Groovy, TypeScript, Python.

  • Hands-on experience with performance testing and automation tools, including JMeter, BlazeMeter, Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, and Cucumber.

  • Working proficiency with development toolsets and CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub, Bitbucket, IntelliJ IDEA, VS Code.

  • Familiarity with distributed services, microservices architecture in AWS; Kubernetes; databases such as Oracle and MongoDB.

  • Experience with observability tooling and metrics: Dynatrace, Geneos, Splunk, Grafana; ability to interpret system/resource metrics and application telemetry.

  • Familiar with Agile Methodology; ability to work independently with strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills; ability to influence cross-functional teams.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Experience in financial services; domain knowledge in Receivables or Lockbox

  • Performance tuning across JVM/.NET, databases, and front-end assets

  • Experience leveraging GenAI to accelerate test creation, analysis, or documentation

About the company

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

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