Senior Performance Test Engineer

Immediate need for a talented Senior Performance Test Engineer. This is a 06+months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Richmond, VA(Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID: 26-33909

Pay Range: $65/hr - $75/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop performance test strategies, test plans, scenarios, workloads, and scripts based on business and technical requirements.
• Execute load, stress, scalability, volume, concurrency, and endurance tests.
• Create and maintain performance test scripts using LoadRunner/VuGen, LRE Performance Center, BlazeMeter, or comparable tools.
• Administer, configure, migrate, and troubleshoot OpenText ALM/Quality Center and LRE Performance Center environments.
• Manage test environments, load generators, configurations, upgrades, incidents, and service requests.
• Analyze test results and application monitoring data to identify performance bottlenecks and recommend solutions.
• Collaborate with development, architecture, database, and infrastructure teams to resolve performance issues.
• Prepare performance test reports, document findings, track risks, and communicate recommendations to stakeholders.
• Coordinate testing activities and support production-readiness decisions.
• Provide technical guidance to team members and improve performance testing standards, tools, and processes.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• 10+ years of software or application testing experience, including hands-on performance testing.
• Strong experience with LoadRunner/VuGen, LRE Performance Center, and OpenText ALM/Quality Center.
• Experience with ALM migration, administration, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of performance testing protocols, including APIs, web services, ODBC/JDBC, Citrix, SAP, and browser-based applications.
• Experience with BlazeMeter or comparable enterprise performance testing tools.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate with technical and business teams.
• Experience supporting enterprise-level applications and complex testing environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
• Experience mentoring team members and improving testing processes.

Our client is a leading Utilities Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.

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