Performance Tester

Performance Tester – Contract

Locations:Kansas City, MO |Boston, MA | New York, NY | Philadelphia, PA | Cleveland, OH | Richmond, VA | Atlanta, GA | Chicago, IL | St. Louis, MO | Minneapolis, MN | Dallas, TX | San Francisco, CA

• Candidates must reside within commuting distance of any one of the above locations.
• Preferred Location : Kansas City, MO

Duration: 12 Months (Extension & Conversion Possible)
Experience Level: Senior (10+ Years)

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Performance Tester to support Financial Services in delivering and optimizing mission-critical payment systems. This role focuses on ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance across high-volume financial platforms, including real-time and batch processing systems.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, infrastructure, product, and security to drive end-to-end performance testing strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end performance testing (requirements, planning, scripting, execution, and reporting)
• Design and execute load, stress, spike, volume, and failover tests
• Develop and maintain test scripts using LoadRunner, JMeter, or similar tools
• Perform API and application performance testing and integrate into CI/CD pipelines
• Analyze system performance across front-end and back-end components
• Monitor system resources (CPU, memory, network) during test execution
• Identify performance bottlenecks and provide optimization recommendations
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and infrastructure teams
• Maintain test artifacts in Git/Subversion and integrate with Jenkins
• Generate detailed performance reports and metrics dashboards
• Participate in agile ceremonies, code reviews, and release cycles

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of performance testing experience
• Proven experience in large-scale enterprise environments
• Strong hands-on experience with:
  • LoadRunner, JMeter, Performance Center
  • Programming: Java, Python, JavaScript
• Experience with AWS/cloud-based and MQ applications
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Load modeling and test design
  • Bottleneck analysis and performance tuning
  • Statistical analysis and performance metrics
• Experience with monitoring tools like Dynatrace, Splunk
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins) and version control (Git/SVN)
• Proficiency with IntelliJ/Eclipse
• Strong understanding of Java performance concepts (threads, memory, I/O)
• Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent experience)

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder
• Must have at least 3 years of U.S. residency
• No visa sponsorship available
• Must pass enhanced background screening (education, employment, criminal, credit, references)