Test Engineer II - Automation

This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793. Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates : Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

Test Engineer II – Automation
Plano, TX (Onsite)
Contract (1 year + Possible extension)

Pay Rate: $42.86 - 46.94 an hour on W2 (DOE)
 
We are seeking a Performance Test Engineer with strong hands-on experience in k6 (primary) and JMeter (secondary) to design, develop, and execute performance tests for APIs, web applications, and backend services. The ideal candidate will have expertise in load testing, performance analysis, bottleneck identification, and cloud-based, containerized environments.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain performance test scripts using k6 (primary) and JMeter.
• Design and execute load, stress, spike, soak, endurance, and scalability tests.
• Perform performance testing across APIs, web applications, and backend services.
• Analyze response times, throughput, error rates, CPU, memory, and other performance metrics.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Define performance benchmarks, goals, and success criteria.
• Prepare performance test reports and provide actionable recommendations.
• Support capacity planning and performance benchmarking.
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.

 
Required Qualifications

• 5–12 years of overall experience in software performance testing.
• 2–5 years of hands-on experience with k6 (strongly preferred).
• Strong knowledge of JMeter, with k6 as the primary performance testing tool.
• Experience testing APIs across different architectures and web applications.
• Strong understanding of HTTP/HTTPS, cookies, sessions, headers, and authentication.
• Scripting experience in JavaScript, Groovy, or Python.
• Experience analyzing logs, monitoring data, and performance metrics.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and containerized applications (EKS or similar).
• Exposure to at least one cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.

 
Preferred Qualifications

• Experience writing code using Java or Python.
• Experience with cloud-native and distributed application environments.

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For workers in the United States, PrideGlobal and it's affiliates offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

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Fair Chance Employment
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Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.