Load and Performance Testers
Location: Denver, CO
Client Name: Charter Communication
Duration: Long term
Rate: $75/hr and after 3 months CTH, the max salary Telus can offer is $115K + Benefits + Bonus
Communication skills are the key for this role. Need an excellent communicator.
Domain: Cable Telecom
Note: we are only considering candidates who are available for a 3-month Contract-to-Hire (CTH) position and do not require sponsorship.
Job Description:
Performance Test Engineer with strong experience in Performance Testing Java based applications with use of performance testing tools like LoadRunner, JMeter and Performance Monitoring tools like AppD, Datadog, Instana, JConsole/ J VisualVm, Splunk etc to test and check System capacity, reliability and scalability and provide performance tuning recommendations.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, implement and support E2E Performance testing for Java Based Applications.
- Systems capacity planning and recommendations.
- Troubleshoot Performance issues, identify the bottlenecks by profiling and providing tuning recommendations.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of Mobile OSS/BSS systems is a must. Need someone from a cable telecom domain.
- Experience in using tools like LoadRunner, JMeter, AppD, Datadog, Instana, JConsole/J Visualvm, Splunk etc.
- Strong AWS / Kubernetes knowledge
- Experience in performance testing Java apps and micro-services
- Experience with Profiling Java Based applications and JVM
- Quick learner, who is able to acquire knowledge and skills needed for the job on short order.
- Willingness to collaborate and work in a team environment.
Education
BA/BS in Information Technology, Computer Science, related field or equivalent work experience
Related Work Experience
- 8 plus years experience as Performance Test Engineer.
- 5 plus years experience in JMeter and LoadRunner.
- Experience with standard profiling/monitoring tools - Instana, Datadog, Grafana, JCONSOLE, VisualVM, AppDynamics, Splunk etc.
- Expertise in working with AWS & Kubernetes
- Good understanding of Java runtime (JVM) performance, JMX, Garbage Collection and Thread management, Profiling, Bottleneck analysis, Tuning
- Provides tuning recommendations to resolve complex performance issues (response time, throughput, Heap, CPU and garbage collection etc.)
- Fine tune existing Performance testing issues/ optimize existing scripts/ should perform hands-on in scripting as well as fine-tuning.
- Should work closely with multiple stakeholders in gathering requirements and performance NFR's.
- Experience working in Agile and DevOps environments.