Test Engineer III

This role collaborates with application teams, developers, architects, infrastructure teams, database administrators, vendors, and business stakeholders to validate performance, scalability, reliability, and production readiness. Knowledge of performance-testing methodologies and protocols such as HTTP/HTTPS, Client, APIs and web services, ODBC/JDBC, Citrix, Web/Browser applications, Client/server applications and SAP protocol.

Job Title: Performance Testing Engineer
Job Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)
Job Duration: 12 Months
Pay range: $70 - $82/hr. on W2
 
Top Required Skills:

• Experience with LoadRunner/VuGen, LRE Performance Center, ALM/Quality Center, BlazeMeter, or comparable enterprise testing tools.
• Experience with ALM migration and ALM admin tasks.
• Knowledge of performance-testing methodologies and protocols such as HTTP/HTTPS, Client, APIs and web services, ODBC/JDBC, Citrix, Web/Browser applications, Client/server applications and SAP protocol.
• Experience analyzing application and infrastructure monitoring data to identify performance issues.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across technical and business teams.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to lead, collaborate, or work effectively in a variety of teams, including multi-disciplinary teams

High Level Project Overview:

• The Senior Performance Testing Analyst plans, coordinates, executes, and supports performance testing for enterprise technology solutions.
• This role collaborates with application teams, developers, architects, infrastructure teams, database administrators, vendors, and business stakeholders to validate performance, scalability, reliability, and production readiness.
• The analyst also administers and supports OpenText ALM/Quality Center and LRE Performance Center and serves as a senior technical resource for the Testing team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop performance test strategies, plans, scenarios, workloads, and scripts aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Execute load, stress, scalability, volume, concurrency, and endurance tests using LoadRunner/VuGen, LRE Performance Center, and BlazeMeter.
• Analyze results, identify bottlenecks and risks, and partner with technical teams to drive resolution.
• Administer and support OpenText ALM/Quality Center and LRE Performance Center, including projects, environments, load generators, configurations, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Manage and resolve incidents and service requests related to performance-testing tools and environments.
• Document test results, findings, risks, and recommendations, and communicate status to technical and business stakeholders.
• Coordinate testing activities across teams and support production-readiness decisions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members.
• Improve testing standards, automation, processes, and tools.

 
Required Years of Experience:

• 10+ years of software or application testing experience, including hands-on performance testing.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Technology, or Computer Engineering,
• Preference for experience in a regulated industry

Preferred Interview Process Overview (High level):
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