[Hiring] Performance Test Engineer @American IT Systems

Role Description

We are seeking a seasoned Performance Test Engineer who can contribute to both project-specific performance testing and strategic modernization initiatives. This role requires hands-on expertise in performance engineering tools and practices, with a strong focus on delivering performance testing with confidence, precision, and reliability across critical releases. In addition to supporting project delivery, the ideal candidate will act as a needle mover in advancing our performance engineering roadmap. This includes:

• Identifying gaps
• Proposing solutions
• Executing improvements in areas such as process standardization, tooling automation, load modeling, and metrics governance

The engineer will collaborate with KTLO and project teams, helping drive adoption of best practices without disrupting delivery timelines - with potential for contract-to-hire based on performance and business need.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience as a Performance Test Engineer
• Experience with JMeter performance tuning
• Experience in load modeling
• Experience with GitHub, Azure DevOps (ADO), and Visual Studio
• Experience with telemetry tools such as AppDynamics, AppInsights, and Splunk
• Experience in CI/CD integration for performance testing
• Experience with Grafana, InfluxDB, and AI/ML-based performance analysis

Requirements

• Design, develop, and execute performance test scripts using JMeter
• Collaborate with delivery teams to gather performance requirements and model realistic load scenarios
• Conduct performance tuning and root cause analysis using telemetry tools
• Automate test execution and result analysis workflows
• Contribute to code management practices including GitHub check-ins & PR reviews
• Support roadmap initiatives by identifying gaps, proposing solutions, and executing improvements in load modeling, shift-left enablement, and reporting automation
• Participate in sprint planning and allocate bandwidth for modernization tasks
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Benefits

• Remote work opportunity
• Flexible work timings (PST hours)
• Potential for contract-to-hire based on performance and business need

Interviews

• Technical Coding Video Interview which will be recorded and presented to Client
• Technical Interview with Client