Senior Performance Engineer

Job Title: Senior Performance Engineer

Job Location: San Antonio, TX / Plano, TX

Job Type: Contract

Pay Range: $45.00hr - $50.00hr

Job Overview:

Experience in Performance Testing/Engineering, with strong expertise in Apache JMeter and enterprise-scale performance validation. Preferred skills include leadership, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills, with experience in Banking, Financial Services, or high-volume transaction systems preferred.

Detailed Job Description:

• Design and lead performance testing strategy, frameworks, standards, and best practices across applications, APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms.
• Develop and execute load, stress, endurance, scalability, volume, and capacity testing to ensure application reliability and performance.
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous performance monitoring and optimization.
• Analyze application, database, infrastructure, and network performance to identify bottlenecks and drive performance improvements.
• Demonstrate experience with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/Google Cloud Platform), container technologies (Docker/Kubernetes), and observability tools such as Dynatrace, Datadog, or AppDynamics.
• Possess strong knowledge of Performance Engineering, Capacity Planning, SRE, Root Cause Analysis, and Performance Tuning in distributed and cloud-native environments.

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities