Performance Tester

Precision Staffing, Inc.

Kansas City, MO, United States

3 months ago

Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

3 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

indeed.com

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) JavaScript (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon Web Services Application Performance Management Batch Processing Cloud Computing Code Review Computer Programming Continuous Integration Eclipse (Software) Payment Systems

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Monitoring of Systems HP Loadrunner IntelliJ IDEA Apache JMeter Python (Programming Language) Performance Tuning Subversion Test Execution Engine Performance Testing Test Scripts Git Splunk Software Version Control Dynatrace Jenkins

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced Performance Tester to support Financial Services in delivering and optimizing mission-critical payment systems. This role focuses on ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance across high-volume financial platforms, including real-time and batch processing systems.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, infrastructure, product, and security to drive end-to-end performance testing strategies., * Lead end-to-end performance testing (requirements, planning, scripting, execution, and reporting)

Design and execute load, stress, spike, volume, and failover tests
Develop and maintain test scripts using LoadRunner, JMeter, or similar tools
Perform API and application performance testing and integrate into CI/CD pipelines
Analyze system performance across front-end and back-end components
Monitor system resources (CPU, memory, network) during test execution
Identify performance bottlenecks and provide optimization recommendations
Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and infrastructure teams
Maintain test artifacts in Git/Subversion and integrate with Jenkins
Generate detailed performance reports and metrics dashboards
Participate in agile ceremonies, code reviews, and release cycles

Requirements

Do you have experience in Version control?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * 10+ years of performance testing experience

Proven experience in large-scale enterprise environments
Strong hands-on experience with:
LoadRunner, JMeter, Performance Center
Programming: Java, Python, JavaScript
Experience with AWS/cloud-based and MQ applications
Strong knowledge of:
Load modeling and test design
Bottleneck analysis and performance tuning
Statistical analysis and performance metrics
Experience with monitoring tools like Dynatrace, Splunk
Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins) and version control (Git/SVN)
Proficiency with IntelliJ/Eclipse
Strong understanding of Java performance concepts (threads, memory, I/O)
Bachelor’s degree in a related field (or equivalent experience), * Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder
Must have at least 3 years of U.S. residency
No visa sponsorship available
Must pass enhanced background screening (education, employment, criminal, credit, references)