Load and Performance Testers

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.