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# Performance Tester

- **Company:** Data Computer Corporation Of America
- **Location:** Ellicott City, MD, United States
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $140,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Applications Architecture, Automation of Tests, Continuous Integration, HP Loadrunner, Systems Development Life Cycle, Regression Testing, Enterprise Software Applications, Performance Testing, Test Scripts, OpenText, Jenkins
- **Published:** September 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9203134/performance-tester

## About the Role

· Hands on experience with Micro Focus/OpenText LoadRunner and VuGen.

· Experience with Continuous Integration (Jenkins or similar tool) and Continuous Testing

## Description

· Lead the planning, design, and execution of performance, load, stress, capacity, reliability, scalability, and endurance tests for complex enterprise applications.

· Work with Domain teams to understand workload models for each system and gather Performance Requirements

· Create performance test plans and scenarios and develop test scripts in VuGen (LoadRunner Virtual User Generator) to meet the objectives of the performance test plan

· Perform Load tests using Load Runner and analyze root causes of performance issues and recommend corrective actions

· Set up controller and load generator to simulate thousands of concurrent virtual users.

· Document and present detailed test results, identifying risks and providing actionable recommendations.

· Strong understanding of HTTP request/responses, methods and cookie handling

· Automate Performance testing and integrate it into the existing CI/CD pipelines for better user experience

· Setup performance test and performance regression testing guidelines and standards

· Diagnose bottlenecks by analyzing logs, metrics, traces, resource utilization, and application architecture.

· Will provide guidance to QA and QE teams that are performing a variety of Performance testing and nonfunctional validation during all phases of a given development process

· This person will work closely with internal clients, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and developers to recommend, design, and implement effective orchestration of Performance Engineering solutions

· They will develop and maintain the strategy roadmap, setup appropriate test systems, develop required logic and controller programs as necessary, to create and maintain performance capabilities

· Working in a transformative environment focused on strategic quality, deployment and development throughout the company

· Drive continuous improvement in performance testing frameworks, automation, and monitoring capabilities.

· Define and uphold performance engineering best practices, standards, and methodologies across the SDLC.

· Collaborate with development, architecture and infrastructure teams to identify root causes and recommend optimizations.


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