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# Performance Engineer

- **Company:** System One
- **Location:** McLean, VA, United States
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Monitoring of Systems, HP Loadrunner, Performance Tuning, Performance Testing, Splunk, Appdynamics
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9260033/performance-engineer

## About the Role

* Experience with performance testing and system tuning to ensure applications meet scalability requirements.
 * Experience with LoadRunner for designing, executing, and analyzing performance tests.
 * Skilled in bottleneck analysis and establishing performance baselines.
 * Understanding of Service Level Agreements (SLA'S), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and non-functional requirements; translating them into testing objectives.
 * Experience producing forecasts and workload projections based on trend analysis and historical data.
 * Knowledge of cloud performance testing (AWS, Azure).
 * Strong skills in analyzing test results and findings to provide actionable recommendations.
 * Experience with capacity planning frameworks and building performance models to anticipate future growth and demand.
 * Familiarity with monitoring tools for performance testing, such as AppDynamics or Splunk, to identify and analyze bottlenecks.
 * Familiarity with mainframe and web-based performance systems.
REQUIREMENTS

 * Experience with performance testing and system tuning.
 * Proficiency with LoadRunner or similar performance testing tools.
 * Ability to analyze performance data and provide insights.
 * Knowledge of cloud performance testing environments such as AWS and Azure.
 * Strong analytical skills to evaluate test results and performance baselines.
 * Experience with capacity planning and performance modeling.
 * Familiarity with monitoring tools like AppDynamics or Splunk.
 * Understanding of SLAs, KPIs, and non-functional requirements.