Performance Test Engineer

Request ID: 100366-1
Title: Performance Test Engineer
Locations: San Antonio, TX. 100% onsite.
Duration: 6 Months
Pay Range: $35 - $42/Hour on W2/C2C (All inclusive)
 

Introduction

We are seeking a skilled Performance Test Engineer with extensive experience in performance engineering standards, strategies, and best practices. This role requires a professional who can design and execute various testing methodologies for distributed applications, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience developing performance engineering standards, strategies, and best practices.
• Expertise in designing and executing load, stress, endurance, scalability, and benchmark testing for distributed applications.
• Advanced root cause analysis skills utilizing JVM analysis, thread dumps, heap dumps, database diagnostics, infrastructure monitoring, and observability tools to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Strong knowledge of Java, APIs, microservices, Message Queues, containerized applications, and cloud platforms.
• Experience integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines and implementing shift-left performance testing.
• Prior work experience at client or in client's Industry.

Applicants must be able to work directly for Artech on W2.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Strong expertise in performance testing and tuning distributed applications deployed on OpenShift/Kubernetes or similar platforms.
• Experience with observability platforms such as Splunk, Broadcom DX, OpenTelemetry, Dynatrace, or similar solutions.
• Experience with performance testing tools such as StresStimulus, JMeter, Loadrunner, Gatling, or k6.
• Experience utilizing AI-assisted tools such as Client Copilot to analyze logs, identify bottlenecks, and accelerate troubleshooting.
• Proven ability to lead complex performance investigations and influence application, infrastructure, and architectural decisions.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain performance engineering standards, strategies, and best practices.
• Design and execute load, stress, endurance, scalability, and benchmark testing for distributed applications.
• Conduct advanced root cause analysis to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines and implement shift-left performance testing.

Company Benefits & Culture

• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Inclusive and collaborative work environment.

For immediate consideration please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.