Sr. Performance Test Engineer- Hybrid- Hyattsville, MD at Piper Companies

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Performance Test Engineer to support a government contracting organization located in Hyattsville, MD for a hybrid onsite opportunity. The Sr Performance Test Engineer will work on optimizing the performance and scalability of web applications and large-scale performance testing projects while overseeing their implementation and remediating performance issues.

As part of this team you will define, develop, execute performance/load tests and integrate them with automated test systems (web client/server).

Qualifications:

• Experience working on performance testing and engineering of large-scale web applications.
• Experience on any performance testing tool (HP Performance Center, Jmeter, VSTS, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with performance monitoring tools New Relic APM, App Dynamics, Compuware APM (Dynatrace).
• Experience with diagnostics tools to identify root cause like HP diagnostics.
• Hands-on experience with performance testing applications.
• Experience in both Windows and UNIX environments.
• Strong written, oral & presentation skills.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills
• Must be able to work independently as well as within a group while handling projects
• Technologies and Tools: Proficient with Java and/or C# and a scripting language

Required Skills:

• Must be client facing. Great Communication and soft skills is key
• Must have hands-on have expert knowledge of performance/load testing tools (HP Performance Center, Jmeter, VSTS, Compuware APM /Dynatrace)
• Analyze performance problems in complex applications and suggest remediation strategies.
• Assist in the development of application standards (coding, logging, performance)
• Must have at least 5 years of experience in development or other software development experience.
• Min 5 years of experience using automated test tools for Functional and/or Performance, Stability, Scalability, and Reliability testing using LoadRunner, WebTest, JMeter, Watir, Fit, FitNesse, Ruby or others
• Min 5 years of object-oriented programming experience, with C#, Java, Ruby, or C++
• Min 5 years SQL experience and an ability to write intermediate to complex SQL code

Term: 6 month contract to hire opportunity

Benefits: full health, dental and vision insurance, PTO, 401K, etc

Compensation: $150,000- 160,000/ year

Contract: recently renewed- 5 years remaining

Citizenship: United States Citizenship Required

Clearance: Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance

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